MISCHIEFS OF FACTION

Reflections on Parties and Their Place in Politics

Matthew Green

Rally (Mostly) ‘Round the (State) Flag

Not all U.S. governors are getting pandemic-related boosts in public support.

The Staff

Democrats, Republicans Agree on the Science, Disagree on the Politics of Covid-19

A recent survey shows bipartisan support for social distancing, but some important partisan splits on other issues related to the pandemic.

Matthew Green

Is the Coronavirus a Threat to American Democracy?

Despite some alarmist headlines, there’s good reason to think American democracy will survive the pandemic.

Seth Masket

It's about the fundamentals, whatever those will be

We can be confident voters will hold Trump accountable for the fundamentals. We just don't know what those fundamentals are yet.

Seth Masket

The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 is the COVID-19 Metaphor You're Looking For

When a catastrophe destroyed the faith that wealthy elites would look after everyone else, people turned to government instead.

Matthew Green

What Pandemic teaches us about a pandemic

The board game Pandemic offers useful lessons for how political leaders should have—and too often have not—dealt with the coronavirus.

Matthew Green

Will the coronavirus affect this year’s presidential election?

Three ways that the coronavirus epidemic could have electoral consequences.