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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...