.Loading...Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has made criticism of the Republican and Democratic Parties a central theme of his as-yet unofficial presidential campaign. He and his advisers describe the parties as increasingly extreme, migrating to the far right and far left of the political spectrum, respectively. “Are we fated to be in this duopoly in perpetuity?” Schultz adviser Steve Schmidt recently asked.Well, maybe not this duopoly. Throughout US history, the two parties that compete to run the country have changed, combined and split, died and been reborn. Still,...….Loading...Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has made criticism of the Republican and Democratic Parties a central theme of his as-yet unofficial presidential campaign. He and his advisers describe the parties as increasingly extreme, migrating to the far right and far left of the political spectrum, respectively. “Are we fated to be in this duopoly in perpetuity?” Schultz adviser Steve Schmidt recently asked.Well, maybe not this duopoly. Throughout US history, the two parties that compete to run the country have changed, combined and split, died and been reborn. Still,...WW…

.Loading...In Washington, 2021 is beginning with a wild and likely consequential week that could establish which party controls the Senate – and show whether the GOP is splintering into competing factions as President Donald Trump’s term in office nears its end.In a larger sense the historic events of these days of transition may define the influence and limits of what Harvard history professor Alex Keyssar calls the Trump School of Politics, which combines hard-nosed realpolitik with a disrespect for norms and a focus on stark self-interest.The consequences of the events unfolding in...….Loading...In Washington, 2021 is beginning with a wild and likely consequential week that could establish which party controls the Senate – and show whether the GOP is splintering into competing factions as President Donald Trump’s term in office nears its end.In a larger sense the historic events of these days of transition may define the influence and limits of what Harvard history professor Alex Keyssar calls the Trump School of Politics, which combines hard-nosed realpolitik with a disrespect for norms and a focus on stark self-interest.The consequences of the events unfolding in...WW…