Elizabeth Drew
Elizabeth Drew is a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books and the author, most recently, of Washington Journal: Reporting Watergate and Richard Nixon's Downfall.
Elizabeth Drew is a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books and the author, most recently, of Washington Journal: Reporting Watergate and Richard Nixon's Downfall.
Donald Trump’s new campaign leadership will not yield a new, more disciplined and coherent candidate, but rather more of the same. In particular, his appointment of Steven Bannon – a divisive tabloid … read more
Anyone watching the US presidential race needs to understand that national opinion polls do not actually provide a snapshot of how the election might turn out. Thanks to America’s Electoral College, i… read more
The burden of the US presidency should be apparent to anyone who’s noticed how Barack Obama's hair has turned almost entirely grey since 2008. And now, as Obama prepares to leave office, his high appr… read more
This is a grim time for America’s Republican Party. While most of the party’s rank-and-file members have embraced Donald Trump as their presidential nominee, Republican members of Congress are finding… read more
The contests to decide the nominees of America’s two main political parties are almost over. That leaves both the Democrats and the Republicans facing the challenge of reuniting for the fall campaign … read more
The panicked Republican Party establishment that is now scrambling to block Donald Trump from gaining enough delegates to win the party's presidential nomination is too divided and ineffectual to succ… read more
Widely regarded a year ago as a shoo-in for the Democratic Party’s nomination, Hillary Clinton now faces a far more difficult slog than anyone, including her, ever contemplated. As in 2008, her tone d… read more
At this point in the US presidential election campaign, with both major parties set to choose their nominees in state-level primary elections, predictions are impossible. The first major contest, on F… read more
Pundits who wrote off "the Donald" as a buffoon weren’t noticing that he has shrewdly read the mood of the Republican party with deadly accuracy. That is why he is not going away any time soon.
