Joseph Thorndike examines the history of third parties and their role in effecting political change and considers whether Elon Musk’s new America Party could do the same.

In 1892, Democrats endorsed the Populist running for governor and he defeated the Republican. This strategy, known as fusion, revolutionized Topeka’s political arithmetic.

For years, the narrative in the MAGA movement – the notion that fuelled Donald Trump’s ascent in politics – was that a self-serving, self-protecting group of elites and insiders had outsize influence ...

With the president’s refusal to reveal the Epstein papers splitting his MAGA followers, and some Democrats having trouble accepting a far-left candidate for mayor of New York, it’s obvious that ...

Reform UK party gains Conservative defectors as populist momentum builds Beset with suspensions and resignations, the anti-immigration party leads in the polls as voters voice discontent with ...

Musk’s America Party may support Bitcoin but still faces third-party pitfalls Elon Musk says that his new America Party will support Bitcoin, but does it have a chance in the American political ...

They are the mechanism favoured by Morena, Mexico’s populist ruling party, for curbing the country’s poverty and inequality, the subject of our ongoing series.

Senior Conservative Sir James Cleverly hit out at the “fantasy” of populist politics as he said the Tories should return to government “at every level” amid speculation he could run for ...

The Bank of Japan should focus on working with the government to boost domestic demand and revitalise the economy, Souhei Kamiya, head of the small opposition party Sanseito, said on Thursday ...

MANCHESTER, England (CN) — Britain’s political landscape is splintering as new parties are forming on both the left and right, exposing deep discontent with mainstream political options. Zarah Sultana ...