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ACCF Scholar William A. Galston

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Ezra K. Zilkha Chair Brookings Institution’s Governance Studies Program Former Policy Advisor to President Clinton

President Biden’s Fraying Coalition

The general election begins this week. When all the Super Tuesday votes are counted and delegates allocated, both President Biden and Donald Trump will...

Ukraine May Have to Accept a Cease-Fire

According to a recent report in the Washington Post, troops on the front line are running out of ammunition. Artillery shells are being rationed,...

Trump’s Fate and Other 2024 Cliffhangers

This has been a wretched year. At home, political dysfunction has deepened, and increasing numbers of young Americans are disaffected from constitutional democracy. Abroad,...

Amid Dismal Polls, the Optimist’s Case for Biden Falters

Mr. Biden’s low standing in head-to-head general-election polls reflects voters’ dour appraisal of his performance as president. In surveys of polls from both RealClearPolitics...

Biden and Ukraine Need a Senate Deal

If the continuing Senate negotiations on border security fail, U.S. economic and military aid to Ukraine will end. And if this happens, a pillar...

Are Americans in the Mood for More Trump?

In 1960, John F. Kennedy campaigned on a pledge “to get this country moving again.” He understood that while older Americans welcomed the Eisenhower...

ACCF Scholar: The Post-Midterm Scramble Begins

If Republicans end up with a majority in the House, their margin will be much smaller than expected, giving factions within the caucus substantial...

ACCF Scholar: Right-Wing Populism May Rise in the U.S.

William Galston notes that If Democrats won’t compromise on issues like immigration and cultural values, they’ll lose working-class voters for good.

Passover and the Constitution

On Friday after sundown, Jews everywhere will gather in their homes to observe Passover. No doubt familiar themes will be discussed—the liberation from oppression...

ACCF Scholar: How Will Inflation End?

Inflation is now, incontestably, the leading issue for the electorate, and voters are giving the Biden administration low marks for handling it. This is...

What if It Can Happen Here?

ACCF Scholar William Galston: "I scoffed at Sinclair Lewis, but I’ve had second thoughts since the Jan. 6 attack."

ACCF Scholar: Biden Has Trouble at Home, Too

The president will have to persuade progressives to save his infrastructure bill. In a speech reflecting on the 40th year of her reign, Britain’s Queen...

Democrats Move Left, but the Center Holds

ACCF Scholar William Galston notes the Democrats are a very different party from what it was 30 years ago. But the radicals haven’t taken it over.

Democrats Move Left, but the Center Holds

ACCF Scholar William Galston notes the Democrats are a very different party from what it was 30 years ago. But the radicals haven’t taken it over.