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Same Border Rules, Vastly Different Portrayals
Trump's pandemic travel bans received vastly different media treatment than Biden's.
Did Redistricting Reform Fail in Ohio?
Ohio's supposed reforms left lawmakers in charge of the mapmaking process, and a gerrymandered map was the predictable result.
Was the Capitol Riot Really the Opening Battle of a Civil War?
There are good reasons to think polls grossly exaggerate the number of Americans who support political violence.
Look Past Partisan Rhetoric To Understand California's Recent Crime Problems
California's leaders can take the recent rise in property crime seriously without repeating the same "tough on crime" mistakes of the past.
George Will Loves To Argue About America
The octogenarian columnist has a lot to say about happiness and history in the United States.
Kim Kardashian's Love of Lower Taxes and Individual Rights Has Made Her Politically Homeless
It's a fairly benign thing to say. And yet it's a landmine in our media landscape.
Why Is It So Hard To Admit When You're Wrong?
When it comes to political polarization, it's confirmation bias all the way down.
Republicans Open Schools, Democrats Still Keeping Them Closed
The latest data underscore an appallingly partisan split on what should be a more science-based decision.
Can Americans Inhabit Parallel Political Universes Without Compromising Freedom?
Some Trump supporters find it easier to believe that every major American institution is potentially corrupt than to think that a president with a history of telling whoppers is being dishonest again.
Are Americans Provoking Each Other Into Political Violence?
Failing a renewed national commitment to live and let live, we may be in for a long and bloody road.
Both Left and Right Should Stop Blithely Wishing for a New Civil War
All that accomplishes is encouraging us to view our fellow Americans as enemies, to see ourselves as members of warring tribes rather than citizens of a nation.
Yes, the Constitution Means Your Political Opponents Get Due Process Too
Americans are so locked into their political sides that many of them seem willing to cast aside some of the nation's long-established constitutional protections.
Gabbard Sympathizes With Amash, Says the Two-Party System Sucks
"The outsized power that the political parties hold can often be used in the wrong way to squelch our democracy and dissenting voices even within our own parties," says Gabbard.
Supreme Court Gerrymandering Ruling Isn't the End of Democracy
State legislatures and Congress can (and probably should) take steps to limit partisan gerrymandering. This was never an issue for the courts to settle.
Mike Lee: 'Every Conceivable Partisan Combination' Has 'Deviated From' Federalism
"This isn't a partisan issue," the Utah senator says. "This is a constitutional issue."
Taxes Are Getting Weaponized for Partisan Purposes
How willing are you to pay taxes when you know they're intended to do you harm?
The McConnell Era Has Been Terrible for American Politics
The Senate majority leader delivers hollow partisan victories and little else.