Curtis Bowman

More From Thomas Schaller on Regional Re-Alignment

Thomas Schaller looks at how the recent election furthered the regional re-alignment that is reshaping the Democrats and Republicans.

In an earlier post I blogged a bit about Schaller's views on this subject by linking to an article that he wrote before the election that predicted its outcome.

Jacob Weisberg on the End of the Conservative Era

According to Jacob Weisberg of Slate, the conservative era is over.

Louis Uchitelle on Economic Populism in the Democratic Party

Louis Uchitelle of The New York Times looks at the greatly increased power of the economic populists in the Democratic party.

Raising the minimum wage is clearly on the agenda. This study by the Economic Policy Institute suggests that an increase in the minimum wage won't adversely affect employment figures.

Mr. Uchitelle, I might add, is the author of The Disposable American: Layoffs and Their Consequences.

David A. Bell on John Mueller's "Overblown"

If you go to the TNR Open University blog, you'll see that David A. Bell has posted a brief look at John Mueller's Overblown: How Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Security Threats, and Why We Believe Them.

Mueller's book is likely to be one of many interesting books on terrorism that I simply won't have time to read. A few weeks ago I blogged about his views in two different posts — here and here. Those posts will first take you to an article that Mr. Mueller wrote for Foreign Affairs and then to a roundtable discussion of his views.

Jonathan Chait and Harold Meyerson on Right-Wing Denial

Jonathan Chait and Harold Meyerson investigate right-wing denial in the aftermath of the recent election.

Ian Buruma on Dutch Multiculturalism

Ian Burma chronicles the hard knocks that Dutch multiculturalism has taken in recent years.

Jonathan Rauch on Divided Government

Jonathan Rauch explains why we should welcome divided government.

John B. Judis on How the Democrats Won

John B. Judis, co-author of The Emerging Democratic Majority, explains how the Democrats won this time around.

Thomas Schaller on the Democrats and Regional Re-Alignment

Shortly before the election Thomas Schaller published a prescient article that explained where the Democrats were likely to pick up seats in the House and the Senate. Schaller's basic claim is that the Northeast and the Midwest are aligning themselves with the Democrats in a way similar to how the South has moved towards the Republicans over the years.

Unfortunately, I doubt that I'll be able to read Schaller's new book Whistling Past Dixie: How Democrats Can Win Without the South. Who has time for all of the interesting books on politics? Maybe you do, but I don't. Therefore, I recommend printing and saving the article for future reference.

German Population Expected to Drop by Twelve Million

Germany's population, according to a new government study, will decrease by as many as twelve million people by the year 2050.