Opinion | Why Is the Public’s Business at the Mercy of a Few Extremists? - The New York Times

But political polarization is not the excuse for inaction that so many grandstanding politicos too often take it to be. With a divided Congress, the only way to get any legislation passed is with some support from the center of both parties. A Congress that operated in a more bipartisan manner could move the country beyond its impasses over issues like immigration or the sustainability of the social safety net. A more confident center-right party that doesn't genuflect to Donald Trump would have an easier time achieving those ambitious acts of self-governance...

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