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Robert David Sullivan is the production editor at America magazine.
Democrat Kyrsten Sinema is currently the only "unaffiliated" member of Congress.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Will the rise of 'the nones' roll back the overrepresentation of Christians in government?
“The world has never been more dangerous than it is today,” writes Sen. Marco Rubio on his campaign website. (Image from marcorubio.com)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Can Republicans motivate their older base without alienating the next generation?
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
A closer look at the still-evolving urban libertarians, or liberaltarians
The early predictions for the 2016 election look awfully familiar. (Politico)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
2016 Electoral College projections show zero evidence of change since 2012.
Republican Mitt Romney and Democrat Barack Obama each point out the country's biggest problem during a 2012 presidential debate. (CNS photo/Mike Segar, Reuters)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Compromise is not going to be popular in next year’s presidential election.
The Conservative Party (blue) has won a narrow majority in the House of Commons, but the SNP (gold) has established a virtual one-party state in Scotland. (BBC map from http://www.bbc.com/news/election/2015/results)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Some Americans may look at what happened in the UK elections with envy.
Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina and Scott Walker, among others, have used this video clip to distinguish their campaigns from the rest. (Image from Politico)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Three new Republican candidates boast of having no experience with the federal government.
Members of the Maryland National Guard patrol the harbor section of Baltimore April 28, following riots in that city over the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody. (CNS photo/Shannon Stapleton, Reuters)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Reacting to the tensions in Baltimore with an idiosyncratic approach to empathy
West Baltimore residents sweep broken glass and debris outside a store damaged by rioters earlier this week. (CNS photo/Karen Osborne, Catholic Review)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
This week residents of Baltimore protested both police brutality and poverty conditions in mostly black inner-city neighborhoods Also the burrito chain Chipotle enormously popular as a slightly more expensive option than poor-folk McDonald rsquo s announced it would limit its use of ingredients
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Civic improvement always has its victims.