The existence and promotion of a common American identity is not in conflict with, indeed is strengthened by, the nurturing of separate group-based identities.
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Sweden’s elections on Sunday carry the same lesson we should have already learned with Brexit and Donald Trump’s 2016 victory: Those whom political elites view as “deplorables” are going to have their say.
Kavanaugh’s tone was different from much of what politics is known for, what it attacks and feeds. His approach shows a way out of what ails us. It has everything to do with virtue.
If Trump, the principal, does not have a good handle on what his agents are up to, then his power is going to decline, as the principal–agent problem grows. The principal–agent problem exists just about everywhere. It's a consequence of human nature: People are prone to put their own judgments and interests first.
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