Perspective

America Needs a 'Metropolitan Party'

The way back to political sanity runs though the cities—so it’s time for a national political party focused entirely on urban areas.
Urbanites unite! Chris Helgren/Reuters

A recent Economist profile on Denver Mayor Michael Hancock had this intriguing observation:

Rather than just an electoral strategy, what if we took this idea—a separate Metro Party—seriously? Let’s call them the “Metropolitans.”