After more than two years of exploring why American politics is so broken, Jon Ward of Yahoo News today posts his conclusion: weakened political parties, driven by “the deeper issue of a loss of understanding even of what institutions are and why they exist.”
The bottom line: “Populism is popular these days, and many Americans want to make the political system more fair. … But … anti-party reforms have gone too far and are now having a multitude of negative impacts.”
- “People blame dysfunction on the establishment and call for more reform. The reform further weakens the ability of parties and party leaders and increases dysfunction and…
