CAMBRIDGE — It has become a standard refrain across living rooms, cable news studios, and academic halls across the United States: the American political system is broken. For years, diagnosticians of the American malaise have pointed their fingers at widening economic divides. The prevailing narrative suggests that the root cause…
By Jeffrey Frankel Cambridge | September 25, 2026 Main Facts The United States political system is suffering from a profound and deepening crisis of governance, characterized by unprecedented polarization, legislative gridlock, and a complete breakdown of bipartisan consensus. While conventional political discourse frequently attributes this decay to runaway economic inequality…
By Stephen Holmes Published: September 14, 2026 NEW YORK — At first glance, the rising tide of populist anxiety regarding immigration and the growing community pushback against the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence data centers share a common psychological DNA. Both phenomena reflect deep-seated insecurities about individual and collective agency…
