Centrism isn’t the middle between an imaginary ... but rather that it is a symbol of weakness and failure. The fear that drives populist politics is real. People who feel a true sense of loss ...

However, the idea of centrism has been getting a second look recently. Americans are feeling like they are imprisoned for life in the politics of extremism and rage, and they’ve become more ...

The left-wing condemnations of “reactionary centrism” have both a minimalist and a maximalist version. The minimalist version argues that, since the right poses the greatest danger to liberal ...

This column is adapted from Jennifer Rubin’s contribution to the new essay collection “The Center Must Hold: Why Centrism Is the Answer to Extremism and Polarization.” It’s no exaggeration ...

It has depended on the emergence of a new form of American centrism. The very notion of centrism is anathema to many progressives and conservatives, conjuring a mushy moderation. But the new ...

Political centrism has a bad name. In fact, it has a lot of bad names. Centrists have been denigrated as squishy, weak in the knees, guilty of being sellouts — and worse, unpatriotic.