In conservatives' turn toward populism and nationalism, they have lost sight of the aspirational quality of American life that they have traditionally been well positioned to serve, writes Ryan Streeter.
There is substantial variation in people’s understanding of the significance of the pandemic. One possible explanation for this variation is the difference in the severity of the pandemic and recession at the local level, write Alex Brill and Grant Seiter.
Kevin Kosar writes that this election exposes our system's dependence on local election officials and its fragility in the midst of COVID-19 and waning public trust.
Estimates suggesting that food hardship among US households has doubled or tripled due to the pandemic suffer from data problems that make it challenging to draw valid comparisons, explain Scott Winship and Angela Rachidi.
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