The country should also be shaken by the prospect that these acts of violence could accelerate a slide into authoritarianism.
Robert David Sullivan
Robert David Sullivan is the production editor at America magazine. From 2013 to 2016 he wrote a political column called (Un)Conventional Wisdom.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
How Catholic is the new Congress?
To paraphrase E.J. Dionne’s dictum about the Catholic vote, there is no Catholic bloc in Congress, and yet, the Catholic members of the House and Senate matter a great deal.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Jimmy Carter (1924-2024) set a new standard for ex-presidents
As the ex-president who has lived the longest, Jimmy Carter became one of the trusted citizens in the world.
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The Democrats lost to someone who is unfit to lead the nation. Can they learn from it?
After Barack Obama’s victory in 2008, the Democrats have repeatedly failed to hold together the coalition that elected the country’s first Black president.
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Why is the presidential election so close? Here are five reasons.
It is clear that nearly half of the country sees the election in a completely different way than it is seen in heavily blue precincts.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
‘Stop Donald Trump’ isn’t enough. The Democratic Party needs a deeper message to win the election.
Too many people opposing Mr. Trump have adopted an us-vs.-them mentality. Democrats must attempt to bridge the real divisions in the United States.
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Democrats: If you respect voters, replace Joe Biden
Keeping President Biden on the ballot is like telling voters: “Trust us. Don’t believe your eyes and ears.”
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Trump’s 34 felony convictions won’t make him more popular. That might not matter for the election.
The reality is that voters don’t have to like Mr. Trump, or think he’s a martyr of our legal system, in order to vote for him.
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Voters are worried about Joe Biden’s age. Don’t blame the media.
It is not democratic, with a small “d,” for major media outlets to simply ignore concerns shared by a wide majority of the electorate.
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The hidden costs of ‘peak TV’
Television as a popular medium died 25 years ago. It’s time to mourn.