The recent government shutdown is just the latest reminder of dysfunction in American politics — stalemate, leaders unwilling to compromise and citizens left to pay the price. But beyond gridlock lies ...

Mr. Dionne is a contributing Opinion writer. Politics are often distorted by arguments rooted in false choices. It’s hard to find a better example than the one Democrats keep wrestling with: Should ...

Our democracy, something we’ve taken for granted, is dying and may soon only be a memory. If you don’t believe me look around. Our neighbors are being arrested because of the way they look, speak or ...

Claire McGale knows what it is like being an underdog. After growing up in a privileged Ivy League setting, she took off at age 19 and spent the next few years hitchhiking around the country, gigging ...