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What Were We Thinking? Selected Schar School Op-Eds (November 2020)

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Originally published on December 2, 2020

From Medium:听

The result is that government is more and more poised to serve听politicians, not the public 鈥 a state of affairs听that will not simply evaporate when Trump leaves office.听听

鈥擩anine Wedel

From the Hill:

The United States is in the midst of two crises鈥攁听pandemic-induced recession听with consequent unemployment, and a struggle to overcome a prolonged history of systemic racism. These twin crises are linked.听

鈥擪enneth Reinhert and Gelaye Debebe

From the Roanoke Times:

The point is that this is not the first time we have encountered controversy, question, and litigation in connection with a presidential campaign. It has happened before, and it will likely happen again. The good news is that the Republic survived these historic controversies, and we will survive this one as well, regardless of the outcome.

鈥擝ill Bolling听

From the Washington Post:

I鈥檝e talked with scores of members of Congress who, once they get past their rants about the partisan gamesmanship of the other side, admit anger and frustration with their growing irrelevance in a process that has them running around all day accomplishing nothing.听

鈥擲teven Pearlstein

From Bloomberg Tax:

A few simple changes would ensure that older Americans are in a better position to understand the choices available to them.

鈥擲ita Slavov

From America鈥檚 Quarterly:

Decades later, as Peru emerges from a week of upheaval and police violence, and as the country looks to upcoming elections in April 2021, this depth of experience is part of what makes Sagasti a good steward. Still, he faces real challenges in the short eight months he will be president of Peru.

鈥擩o-Marie Burt

From Political Violence at a Glance:

When electorates are highly polarized along cultural cleavages, rhetoric like this creates an impression on the losing side that they are victims of an imperious and culturally alien 鈥渙ther,鈥 and that the electoral process offers no solution.

鈥擯hilip Martin

From the Washington Post:

If we are going to create and sustain meaningful change, we need to act big and be bold. We can鈥檛 tinker around the edges and act as though we are being transformative. One way to do this is to finally听fully legalize marijuana听and recognize it for what it is: a civil rights issue.

鈥擳erry McAuliffe and Don Scott

From the Hill:

The wealthier you are, the more likely you are to vote Republican. That has been true for nearly 100 years. At the same time, the better educated you are, the more likely you are to vote Democratic. That trend has been building since 1980.

鈥擝ill Schneider

From Defense One:

Only a unified response at home and solidarity with our allies abroad will be able to match the brazenness of Russia鈥檚 violations of international law and norms against these barbaric weapons.

鈥擥regory D. Koblentz and Andrea Stricker

From the Washington Post:

With a mainstream GOP ticket, Virginia could be not only competitive next year but also a national bellwether for measuring the political standing of the Biden administration. 鈥

鈥擬ark J. Rozell, Mileah Kromer, and Michael K. Fauntroy

From War on the Rocks:

Military threats, however, are rarely communicated so clearly or so far in advance as that of COVID-19. The next biological threat to a U.S. Navy ship, be it a pandemic or an听intentional biological attack, may not provide the kind of advanced warning needed to deploy the specialized disease surveillance units and capabilities necessary for early detection.听

鈥擥regory Koblentz and Brian L. Pike

From the Washington Post:

In Virginia, there will be no rest for the weary because, once the presidential race is settled, a brand-new election season starts immediately. Every fall there is a general election in the Old Dominion, and the next one鈥攁 year from now鈥攊s for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general.

鈥擬ark J. Rozell

From the Hill:

Four presidents before Donald Trump promised to bring the country together. They all failed. That鈥檚 where Trump is different. He didn鈥檛 even try. Instead, he exploited the division for his own political benefit. No other president has done that.

鈥擝ill Schneider

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