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Robert David Sullivan is the production editor at America magazine.
None of this, please, we're American.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Disdain for human connection and cooperative institutions are as strong as ever this election cycle.
Vice-president Joe Biden's extraordinary interview with Stephen Colbert may show why he shouldn't run for president.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
By the end of his interview with Stephen Colbert, Biden’s combination of openness and empathy had the host practically begging the vice president to seek a promotion.
Are we finally past the Summer of Trump?
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Will second Republican presidential debate signal the end of the Summer of Trump?
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio joined congregants of the Greater Allen A.M.E. Church to march in solidarity with Emanuel A.M.E. in Charleston, S.C., where a gunman killed nine people gathered for Bible study on June 17.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
When I hear about another mass shooting, I can certainly understand the desire to do something. Do something quick, and do something simple.
Barack Obama won 52 percent in New Hampshire in 2012, running strongest in the western part of the state. (Map from NYTimes.com)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
The Granite State is famous for its first-in-the-nation presidential primary, and also for a libertarian, secular quirkiness that doesn’t come close to reflecting the national mood.
Vice President Joe Biden may be more comfortable than Hillary Clinton at calling out "malarkey." (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Imagine a Democratic primary debate with Biden on stage.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Polls and focus groups aren’t yet capturing informed opinions.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
The city's post-Katrina problems don’t lend themselves to yet another wall.
Mitt Romney won 55 percent in South Carolina in 2012, running strongest in the northwestern part of the state. (Map from NBCNews.com)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
The GOP here demonstrates a flexibility not found in all Southern states.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Many governors would likely reject Washington's largesse.