Category Opinion

The government funding deal is set to end on Sept. 30, sending us again toward the threat of a government shutdown if Congress doesn’t act. If you haven’t been paying attention, there is very little evidence that a deal is…

Every year, I ask my political science students, “What is your earliest political memory?” I pose the question to figure out what political and cultural moments have shaped them. Over the years, their answers have served mainly to help me…