In their stead, populist leaders are taking over both political wings in Washington, pushing Republicans and Democrats further to the left and to the right - and thus, further than ever from each other.
Entrenched political leaders are losing power as Democrats move further left with politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
The consequences of these populist shifts are both good and bad. Having more politicians in Washington outside the establishment is likely to result in needed pushback on issues like foreign policy: Establishment politicians on both sides of the aisle usually adopted a hawkish attitude to military campaigns abroad, often to the detriment of U.S. interests and the cost of American lives.
The alliance of big business and big government should be alarming to both left and right - and fighting these corrupt alliances could help populists on the left and right find common ground.
Data increasingly shows that our political parties are losing a center: Compared to 1994, Pew research indicates that today's median Democrat and median Republican have pushed to the far left and the far right, respectively.
The establishment on the left and right shared common ground and were willing to compromise when necessary.
A populism of the hard right and the hard left, without some sort of establishment center, will likely foment growing anger and gridlock in days to come.
http://theweek.com/articles/793028/vanishing-political-center
Entrenched political leaders are losing power as Democrats move further left with politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
The consequences of these populist shifts are both good and bad. Having more politicians in Washington outside the establishment is likely to result in needed pushback on issues like foreign policy: Establishment politicians on both sides of the aisle usually adopted a hawkish attitude to military campaigns abroad, often to the detriment of U.S. interests and the cost of American lives.
The alliance of big business and big government should be alarming to both left and right - and fighting these corrupt alliances could help populists on the left and right find common ground.
Data increasingly shows that our political parties are losing a center: Compared to 1994, Pew research indicates that today's median Democrat and median Republican have pushed to the far left and the far right, respectively.
The establishment on the left and right shared common ground and were willing to compromise when necessary.
A populism of the hard right and the hard left, without some sort of establishment center, will likely foment growing anger and gridlock in days to come.
http://theweek.com/articles/793028/vanishing-political-center
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