The need to concede
Contesting the fundamentals of democracy takes all Americans down a dark, perilous spiral
Politics
Read about the latest political news, views and analysis
Tuesday
Sunday
Was the Green party’s ballot exclusion significant?
If Stein’s 2016 vote totals were subtracted from Biden’s in 2020, his current leads in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania would evaporate
Saturday
Joe Biden: let this grim era of demonization in America begin to end
Read the President-elect’s victory speech here
Trump should concede — with a caveat
There are four conditions Trump should insist upon
Why did Florida’s Cubans vote for Trump?
Because Republicans made the effort
Friday
Why Trump lost
Four key reasons
The last days of Donald Trump
The President cannot go quietly
Richard Nixon took the high road in 1960. Donald Trump should now
The striking similarities between the elections of 1960 and 2020
Joe Biden wins the presidency
The Democratic candidate has won Pennsylvania and therefore the White House
The subtle sexism of ‘feminist’ Democrats
If you claim to be an ally to women, try to understand those who don’t share your views
Thursday
Is America a banana republic?
The confusion over what has happened in 2020 is absurd
Wednesday
Why did Trump lose support among white men?
If Biden does pull off a win, he may owe a big thank you to white men
While Trump ran a good campaign, Biden ran an even better one
In a sense, Trump gets off scot-free if he loses
Has Ben Sasse won it for Joe Biden?
American politics is full of irony as a result of the separation of powers
The integrity of the Constitution must be protected
Many observers worried about a close election with no clear outcome leading to a constitutional crisis of some sort
Donald Trump’s remarkable victory
He was thought a pushover in the election this year, until Election Day
Trump will sweep the remaining battleground states
Trump holds leads in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Wisconsin
Tuesday
Extraordinary delusions and the madness of crowds, New York Times edition
No human organization can survive if its members are determined to push things to extremes all the time
Where were you when you found out Trump won?
As the first round of polls close and we await the results, I understand that I have no idea what’s going to happen
Will the Plywood Party win?
Most people have yet to take on board how odd this election is