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Robert David Sullivan is the production editor at America magazine.
Migrants from Syria arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos Oct. 2 after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey. (CNS photo/Dale Gavlak)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Politicians who exploit fears deserve all mockery they get.
A memorial is seen at the Place de la Republique in Paris on November 15. (CNS photo/Lucie Brousseau)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
We now have yet another red-vs.-blue map to keep track of.
HUD is proposing to ban smoking even in private areas of public housing.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Limits on private behavior in public housing go along with snob zoning laws.
If Brad Pitt had been a Republican, would he have headed to Washington instead of Hollywood? (Shutterstock)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Republicans offered passion while Democrats showed skittishness in the 90s.
If you hate government with the heat of a thousand suns, you might think that Carly Fiorina crushed it on Tuesday night. (Shutterstock)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Rubio looked ahead to the general election, but Fiorina was the most consistently grim.
Henry "Scoop" Jackson, once the very definition of a moderate Democrat, would not be welcome on either party's debate stage this year.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Moderates in both parties are appealing to Wall Street, not working-class voters.
The most widely aired commercial against the Houston anti-bias law ended with a little girl being cornered in a public bathroom. (Image from www.campaignforhouston.com)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
The outcome in Houston reminds us that few things in politics are as effective as sensationalist ads promoting the fear of crime.
An interfaith march in 2013 in Wyandanch, N.Y., calls for immigration reform. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Much of the reporting on immigration reform focuses on the undocumented migrants—some 11 million in all—whose lives are in limbo. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has identified another victim of delay: state and local government.
Donald Trump, champion of a system of winners and losers, may be benefiting from a backlash against utopian schemes. (Shutterstock)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
National politics are polarized along both partisan and racial lines, making it difficult to assemble a broad coalition to do anything.
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush talked about his "conflict" over the death penalty on "Meet the Press." (Image from nbcnews.com)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Mr. Bush’s comments on "Meet the Press" reflect a softening of support for capital punishment among political conservatives.