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OPINION: The New President’s Toughest Job: A Polarized America
If the months since the November elections have shown us anything, it’s that the U.S. is more deeply divided than we have experienced in a
OPINION: Growing Partisanship Challenges Elected Officials
President-elect Joe Biden will take office vowing to bridge partisan differences and unite Americans. It will not be easy. Biden will have to work with
OPINION: What a President-Elect Must Deal With
Joe Biden won’t become President of the United States [until Jan. 20], but it’s fair to say he’s already feeling the pressures of the office.
OPINION: ‘Decline of the West’ talk is exaggerated
Pundits have been commenting on the “Decline of the West” since the German philosopher Oswald Spengler published a book by that title in 1918. The
OPINION: Foreign Policy Should Reflect America’s Values
The United States and Europe led the world in pursuit of freedom and democracy in the post-World War II period. Relying on shared values, including
OPINION: The Pandemic Lays Bare Our Information Problems
When the history of this era is written, special attention should be reserved for the prominent U.S. politicians who dismissed or misrepresented the COVID-19 pandemic
Every year right after an election, I would find a small pile of requests waiting for me from journalists. They wanted some sort of comment
OPINION: America Needs to Step Up to the Challenges
Having won the election for U.S. President, Joe Biden now has an opportunity to take stock of America, to assess where we have been and
OPINION: The Power of the Minority
As the United States Senate held hearings and debated the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, attention understandably focused on the
America’s Standing in the World
Call it American exceptionalism or not, the American people have always embraced the idea that we live in an exceptional country. We are grateful to