Are Trump’s GOP critics at risk of joining the ‘elite consensus’?
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.
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Is Pope Francis Part of a Political War against American Suburbia?
Why housing policy could be the next battle in the culture wars
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Where is the Democratic equivalent to Donald Trump?
Do comparisons with progressive Bernie Sanders hold any water?
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Want to show you’ve “made it”? Vote in midterm elections.
Want to show you’ve “made it”? Vote in midterm elections.
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Massachusetts Wants to Lead, but America Isn’t Crazy about the Idea
Political success in Massachusetts doesn’t translate to rest of the country.
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Clinton Promises Economic Growth, Sanders Says It’s Overrated
Sanders’s reservations about growth at any cost echo Pope Francis’ economic thinking.
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Sanders, Trump and the Summer of Spun Headlines
Beware of headlines based on politicians’ feelings rather than their actions.
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Will the upcoming election be the most important of our lifetime?
Will the upcoming election be the most important of our lifetime?
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John F. Kennedy Broke Andrew Jackson’s Democratic Party a Long Time Ago
Jackson would hardly prefer “big government” solutions to poverty and inequality.
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Connecticut Slows Down, Settles in Democratic Groove
The state’s relative affluence may promote political stability.