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Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Cass R. Sunstein, Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
There's nothing nefarious about executive orders
They usually call for action that Congress has already authorized.
Worst voting fears weren't realized, but system needs fixes
Some states took too long to count ballots, needlessly inflaming passions.
D.J. Tice
Political cash plentiful, not all-powerful
Record-smashing dollars flowed into this year's election, but it seems that it does less than expected to sway the minds of voters.
Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
Vaccines may have social side effects
America will likely split into rational and irrational responders.
Khalilah L. Brown-Dean
Identity politics is dynamic, contextual — and in 2020, it was reborn
We're going to see what that means across all levels of government.
Opinion
How Biden could steer a divided government
Big policy changes by diktat could knock the legs out from his presidency. Better to start with policy measures that can win 60 Senate votes.
David Brooks
How Biden could steer a divided government
Big policy changes by diktat could knock the legs out from his presidency. Better to start with policy measures that can win 60 Senate votes.
David Brooks
How Biden could steer a divided government
Big policy changes by diktat could knock the legs out from his presidency. Better to start with policy measures that can win 60 Senate votes.
David Brooks
How Biden could steer a divided government
Big policy changes by diktat could knock the legs out from his presidency. Better to start with policy measures that can win 60 Senate votes.
David Brooks
How Biden could steer a divided government
Big policy changes by diktat could knock the legs out from his presidency. Better to start with policy measures that can win 60 Senate votes.
Kalman R. Hettleman
The problem with the Democrats' messaging
The party's emphasis on identity politics and elite culturalism overshadows proposals to combat economic inequality and gives Trumpism growing support.
David Brooks
How Biden could steer a divided government
Big policy changes by diktat could knock the legs out from his presidency. Better to start with policy measures that can win 60 Senate votes.
John Kass
Opinion
Let's celebrate the victory of wisdom, experience
Voters chose a lifelong public servant over a chaos-sowing novice.
John Rash
Biden White House will face black swans
The post-vote turmoil is itself an example of a geopolitically risky event that may test his foreign-policy and national-security teams.
How to heal U.S.: Some suggestions for President-elect Biden
He could start by turning down the temperature in the culture war.
Brianna McGinty
After Minneapolis police cuts, who will be left to protect the city?
Good cops far outnumber the bad, but the "defund" debate is driving them away.
Lori Sturdevant
Minnesota voters still cross party lines
Recent trends toward partisan allegiance work against good government. Thankfully, some ticket-splitters remain with us.
New tariffs could change the game in U.S.-European trade dispute
Both sides now should be motivated to reach a permanent settlement.
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