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OPINION: Americans have common sense, but too many politicians lack it
There is a widely shared belief about the current state of U.S. politics. It runs like this: We live in highly polarized times, with Americans
OPINION: FDR’s Four Freedoms Speech is Still Relevant Today
President Joe Biden reached back into history in his recent State of the Union (SOTU) address, citing a January 1941 speech in which Franklin Delano
OPINION: Can We Bridge Division
Disagree better. That’s the name of an interesting initiative at the National Governors Association (NGA) this year, spearheaded by the organization’s current chair, Utah Republican
OPINION: Immigrants drive U.S. economy
The American economy is thriving, and immigration should get some of the credit. That’s the message from experts who highlight the critical role that immigrants
OPINION: Wave of Retirements Should Serve as a Warning for Congress
Recently, I had occasion to look back at some of the early speeches I gave after I first went to Congress in 1965 as a
OPINION: Justice O’Connor championed civics education
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who died in December, was rightly celebrated as a trailblazing jurist who brought common sense and moderation to the Supreme Court.
OPINION: Yes, Congress needs to represent us, but it also needs to act
Back in January, you might have noticed a story from Oklahoma about James Lankford, that state’s senior U.S. senator. Lankford, a Republican, was spearheading his
OPINION: You May Be Tempted to Tune Politics Out, But Here’s Why You Shouldn’t
Back in January, the Pew Research Center released the results of an intriguing set of focus groups it conducted last year. Ordinarily, of course, survey-research
OPINION: Foreign policy rises in public attention
Americans now seem to be more interested in foreign policy than usual. Four in 10 U.S. adults named it as an important issue to address
OPINION: Congress Tests its Own Willingness to Get Things Done
Back in mid-January, among people who pay attention to the state of American democracy, perhaps the most widely circulated quote from a news article had
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