The impact of one Supreme Court decision on US Politics
As I prepared to watch the president's annual State of the Union speech and the opposition party's rebuttal on Tuesday, I couldn't help but think about what it would be like if we didn't have such division in our country. The ongoing impasse over the border wall is evidence of the degree of separation between leadership in the two major parties, which is symptomatic of the public mood when it comes to hot button issues. I was pleasantly surprised that his speech and the response to the speech did not reflect the childish bickering we have seen in recent years. The most noticeable contrast in response to the speech was the president's reference to late term abortion, where the Republicans stood and applauded, while the Democrats sat with scowls on their faces. By coincidence (or perhaps divine prompting), I had a discussion about the divisiveness of American politics on Monday over lunch with a friend originally from Russia. At first we were talking about...