In this Editor’s Forum, we asked our editors their view on voting: In light of the American elections, its resulting outcry, and its 49% silent, is the vote the best representation of democracy today? Why so?
Tag: American Elections
The Transformation of the American Right: Trump, Goldwater, and the Indiana Primary
The Indiana Primary ended last week with Trump becoming the presumptive Republican nominee, marking a fundamental change in course for the GOP and American Right. How do we interpret this change? The answer lies in Barry Goldwater’s 1964 presidential campaign and the “conservative capture” of the Republican Party.