Hoping to punish Trump, he ends up helping Biden’s successor. The genius of the American two-party system is not just in how it excludes outsiders — but in how it punishes internal defection. And Musk, for all his bluster, is staging the most damaging defection...
In America, the two-party system is not a preference. It is a mechanism. It is tempting to think of parties as brands that rise and fall with the mood of the people. But in the United States, the two-party system is more than a legacy — it is a fortress of structure,...