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Employment is an ultimatum game, where playing along might get workers less than employers, but refusing to play gets everyone zero.

Public trust in the Supreme Court has dropped sharply, a Gallup poll found this fall. It’s hardly surprising, given an array of recent factors involving the justices, their opinions and supporters.

While public opinion and different state laws on abortion rights are sharply dividing the country, there’s growing indication that most people agree on another once-controversial topic – protecting same-sex marriage.

Over the past 18 months, a vocal and vigorous collection of community members alleged school districts peddled smut in their libraries, blasphemed U.S. history in their classrooms and incorporated liberal dogma in their policies. They commandeered local school board meetings and warned board members to expect rebellion at the ballot…

During the November midterms, over 65% of Maryland voters chose to&n

There are new restrictions on abortion in Florida, Georgia, Ohio and Texas. Three of those states have been competitive in recent presidential elections, and the fourth, Texas, has shown signs of shifting toward the Democrats. Yet in all four states, the Republican governors who signed those laws are cruising to…

It is the economy. It’s always the economy. Even when it’s not the economy, it’s the economy that drives elections.

“It’s about whether you think you’re better off than you were two years ago, whether you think this country is on the right track. That’s it.”

Supporting restraints on government only for your opponents is a recipe for continued conflict.