Jimmy Carter and Ted Kennedy, who fought a bitter primary battle in 1980, both did something nearly unheard of American politics following their face-off and the devastating loss each suffered that year: both got back up and went on to build enduring legacies of service, transforming setbacks into decades of meaningful work that shaped the nation and the world.
Peter Ubertaccio
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Cancel political party conventions permanently
POLITICAL PARTY CONVENTIONS have finally adopted the advice parents have been giving children for ages — just be yourself. Since the 1970s, conventions have been pretending to be something they aren’t: […]
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Baker faces big challenges on education, transportation
NO REPUBLICAN in more than 60 years has governed Massachusetts for two full terms. Charlie Baker has been pretty clear about what he plans to do with the next four […]
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The antiquated Electoral College
WHEN THE FOUNDING generation realized the Electoral College they created contained serious flaws, they changed it to reflect emerging norms of democracy. We should follow their example. The method of […]
