Michael Barone
columnist
-
More than a thumping; possibly a realignmentNov 06, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: In Tuesday's midterm elections, Democrats won majorities in both houses, gaining seven Senate seats, with chances at two more, and have gained or are ahead in 40 Republican House seats. Quite a reversal from 2024. As Republican pollster Patrick Ruffini notes, President Donald Trump's party may end up holding no House seat that voted for Trump by less than 9 points two years ago.
-
Echoes of 1776 in today’s divisive politicsNov 01, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: It's easy to forget that Americans are voting in a year that marks the 250th anniversary of the nation's Declaration of Independence. You don't hear much about the declaration in the campaign rhetoric, and most people would bristle at the notion that the sublime message of the founding document has much to do with the messy politics of this year.
-
What's ahead if the polls are right — or wrongOct 29, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: With less than two weeks until the midterm elections, things look bad for President Donald Trump's Republican Party. Generic polls show significant movement away from Republicans and toward Democrats since Trump defeated former Vice President Kamala Harris by 50% to 48% two years ago.
-
How populist politics succeeds and failsOct 11, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: Why is populism, broadly defined, on the brink of historic victories around the world, while populism in the form of President Donald Trump's Republican Party is poised to lose one or both houses of Congress in the United States?
-
Toward a post-Trump politicsOct 01, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: From the clutter of midterm election poll results, it's possible sometimes to see new patterns of political support emerging.
-
Hey, Germany. It's legitimate to limit immigrationSep 13, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone:
-
What a Stalin biography tells us about our timeSep 08, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: History illuminates the present. I've been reading Stephen Kotkin's widely and justly praised multivolume biography of Josef Stalin and have encountered many passages that illuminate the present.
-
Democrats try to brush aside 'Woke 1'Sep 01, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone:
-
Midwest shows DSA left could take over the Democratic PartyAug 16, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone:
-
The long rise of the new Democratic PartyAug 11, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone:
Showing 1-10 of 122
next