Pasadena Star-News

Here’s a look at the history of political parties in the U.S.

With the Democratic National Convention starting in Chicago this week, we take a look at the history of political organizations in the U.S. There were no political conventions in the U.S. until 1831, ...
insider.si.edu

History of U.S. political parties Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., general editor

History of U.S. political parties Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., general editor Smithsonian Libraries and Archives ...
New York Magazine

How Political Parties Die

If you aren’t too distracted by the unprecedented events in America’s political system recently, you might have noticed that even more shocking developments have overtaken established and ...
The Economist

Political parties are a feature, not a bug, of American democracy, writes H.W. Brands

KINGS EMBODY authority and impose order. Sack your king, as Americans did in their revolution of the 1770s, and you’ve got to find a new source of authority and new ways to ensure order. After a shaky ...
The Washington Post

Elon Musk says he’ll start a new political party. He’s not the first.

Elon Musk’s announcement that he plans to launch a new political party set off a firestorm of criticism — from his former ally President Donald Trump, who called the idea “ridiculous,” and from Tesla ...