Bad Takes is a column of opinion and analysis. “A ‘progressive’ is just a socialist with the brains knocked out.” — Wisconsin State Assemblyman George Tews, Jan. 5, 1932 The United States of America ...

As dissatisfaction with the two-party system grows in the United States, the idea of an alternative, however unlikely, gains traction. Elon Musk’s recent call for an America Party may be unserious, ...

Are the American people ready to introduce serious contenders to the nation's two-party political system?

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - Building a new U.S. political party from scratch is a daunting task, even for the world's richest man. Sign up here. Musk described his new party on his platform X as ...

Elon Musk has announced he is forming a new political party, and he did it the day after President Donald Trump signed the megabill that the pair have publicly sparred over for weeks. The billionaire ...

“If you fail to plan, plan to fail,” is a saying whose wise advice Democrats should heed. As Democrats whine about President Donald Trump’s aggressive moves, there seems to be no plan or strategy to ...

When host Garry Kasparov created the Renew Democracy Initiative in 2017, the founding manifesto warned that “the liberal-democratic order is under attack from within and without.” Eight years later, ...

Democracies that use proportional systems consistently show higher turnout, more accurate representation, more competitive ...

Billionaire Elon Musk said Saturday he is forming a third political party, after a dramatic falling out with Donald Trump, indicating he will make good on threats he made if the president's domestic ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Money wouldn't be a problem for Elon Musk in his quest to build a new national political party. But even for the world's richest man ‒ who has sent rocket ships to space and owns his own ...