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OPINION: War in Ukraine tests U.S. patience, Western unity
It’s been a year since Russia launched its brutal invasion of Ukraine, and a lot has happened in that time. Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked war has
OPINION: Why You Should Want Your Representative to Learn Things
In the pantheon of political attacks on sitting legislators, probably none is more damaging than the charge that they’ve lost touch with the people back
OPINION: In the U.S., We Have Chosen Representative Democracy
We Americans live in a representative democracy. That’s a fundamental feature of public life in the United States, a part of who we are as
OPINION: It’s time to do away with the debt ceiling
Here we go again. The United States crashed through the nation’s debt ceiling on Jan. 19, according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. For now,
OPINION: A Lawmaker’s Impossible Task
I don’t remember when it first occurred to me after arriving in Washington, D.C. many years ago that at its heart, being a member of
OPINION: House dysfunction is cause for alarm
Like many Americans, I watched with dismay [in early January] as the U.S. House of Representatives struggled through 15 votes over four days to select
OPINION: A Legislator’s Toughest Job
As Congress and many state legislatures get under way for the year, there are lots of new lawmakers out there starting to learn the ropes.
OPINION: Democracy saw success, challenges in 2022
At the start of 2022, I wrote that defending democracy was the defining challenge for the United States. I noted that we Americans have faith
The 118th Congress [convened] Jan. 3, and while it’s impossible to know What it will or won’t accomplish, it’s a fair bet there will be
OPINION: German Leadership is Welcome
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created foreign-policy challenges for the United States. That’s even more true across the Atlantic, where the war has driven up