The core of our present predicament isn’t that rabid partisans disagree over political programs—that’s normal and healthy for a vibrant democracy. The toxic aspect of today’s polarization is that the two sides question...
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It’s easy, perhaps even inevitable, to describe Joe Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal as reckless, misguided and utterly inept. But is it appropriate, or constructive, to classify the president himself, or any of...
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What’s the most dangerous myth in contemporary politics—a fable that damages both major parties while powerfully promoting polarization? In addition to our era’s most outrageous conspiracy theories (about Hillary Clinton and...
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The newly popular charge that America suffers from “systemic racism” ignores the realities of how our current system of law, politics, business and culture really work. In legal terms, racism has been illegal for 50 years with bans on...
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According to a massive new Pew Research Center study of some 35,000 Americans, 27% now say they NEVER attend religious services – double the percentage of 20 years ago. This retreat from participation is led by Millennials: less than...
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A new poll from the Wall Street Journal and NBC News shows Americans are slightly schizophrenic in their attitude toward politics. More people than ever before say they’re interested, even absorbed, with the politics of the moment, but...
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Saturday Night Live offered a pre-Christmas spoof called “It’s a Wonderful Trump,” in which their presidential impersonator gets a glimpse of how life would be different if he’d lost the election. The skit proved...
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News media portray today’s politics as incomparably corrupt, focusing on endless scandals to tarnish politicians in general and the Trump administration in particular. But in historical perspective, corruption is far less rampant...
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During a visit to Washington DC in June, I saw an estimated 200,000 revelers in the street to celebrate what some called “the greatest day of my life.” The cause for jubilation wasn’t some political victory; it was the clinching game...
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Some fringe conservatives seem perversely determined to turn a stinging electoral defeat into an epic, sweeping disaster. That’s the deeper meaning of current talk about impeachment, secession, third parties, civil disobedience, and...
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