William A. Galston

William A. Galston is the Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. A participant in six presidential campaigns, he served from 1993 to 1995 as deputy assistant to President Bill Clinton for domestic policy.

Public opinion is only partly malleable.

William A. Galston responds in a forum on “How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism.”

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Cautionary Note

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Response to How Can Democrats Win

The Democrats are in a better condition than Perlstein thinks.

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Cautionary Note

Cautionary Note

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Costs and Benefits

Costs and Benefits

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What About Reciprocity?

Van Parijs offers two responses, neither very compelling.

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