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Hillary Clinton attends the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting at The Shertaon New York Hotel on September 25, 2013 in New York City.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Sanders’s reservations about growth at any cost echo Pope Francis' economic thinking.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Beware of headlines based on politicians’ feelings rather than their actions.
Andrew Jackson would have been appalled to see Barack Obama lead the Democratic Party, but he wouldn't have been crazy about JFK either.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Jackson would hardly prefer “big government” solutions to poverty and inequality.
Connecticut became reliably Democratic only when affluent suburbs like Westport started supporting the party. (1937 postcard from Wikimedia Commons)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
The state’s relative affluence may promote political stability.
Supporters of marraige rights for same-sex couples celebrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 26. (CNS photo/Jim Bourg, Reuters)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
Why Obergefell v. Hodges is not likely to be the next Roe v. Wade
Jeb Bush has to convince Republican primary voters he'd gladly take responsibility for the chaos that the guy appointed by his brother refused to allow. (Image from @JebBush Twitter account)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
A Republican president may find himself in a no-win situation.