As always, Washington has been hectic. Here is what you need to know in a snapshot. On Nov. 15, President Joe Biden held a virtual…
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Interview with “The Upswing” co-author Shaylyn Romney Garrett
On Oct. 5, American Public Square hosted an author Q&A at William Jewell College for Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett’s “The Upswing: How America…
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Opinion: It’s time to abandon tribalist American politics
“However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by…
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Opinion: Abolishing the filibuster won’t fix the Senate
The United States Senate is in a state of crisis. Many serving senators of both parties have lamented that the Senate is a broken institution.…
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Life Before and After the Trump Presidency
I was 15 when Trump descended the gilded escalator and announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for President, 16 when he defeated Hillary Clinton…
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Drug reform efforts sweep 2020 election
In most ways, the 2020 election served to underscore how contentious American politics are. Poring over the results, analysts have already begun emphasizing how highly…
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Opinion: Election Day of the Imperial Core
(The following was written on Nov. 3, 2020, in the evening.) There is an energy about – at least here in Liberty, Missouri – perhaps too…
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Opinion: Gay rights should not be a political issue
Well, that didn’t take long. The United States has suffered greatly since the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was one of…
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