Joseph Thorndike examines the history of third parties and their role in effecting political change and considers whether ...

Answering reader questions about the obstacles and opportunities for new parties like the one formed by Elon Musk.

On the policy merits, however, raising the minimum wage is going to be an overall loser for the economy while costing jobs — regardless of which party is promoting it. Posted on: Editorials ...

But there was always, I think, a blend in Tea Party politics of this libertarian zeal on the one hand, but then — something that I think overlaps with politics on the left — this sense that ...