US politics is built around two parties, but recently there have been growing rifts between and within them. First, Professor Eliot Cohen explains why some Republicans, like himself, left the party after the 2016 election. Next, Professor Didi Kuo highlights the importance of political parties for democracy and why many voters feel disconnected from them.
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Read Cohen’s articles in The Atlantic and Foreign Affairs Check out Kuo’s article in The American Interest, The Paradox of Party Polarization