As we honor and celebrate Kamala Harris' historic inauguration and her and Joe Biden's focus on the highest levels of government "looking like America," it is incumbent on all of us to understand this is about much more than representation.
Like the War of the Roses, today's competition between those who exalt Donald Trump and those who despise him centers almost solely on personal allegiance or enmity rather than ideological divergence of any kind.
A common view is that these authority figures look after their own interests only. This feeling has been especially strong since the 2008 financial crisis.
The survival of the American system depends on room continually being made for rigorous, civil, constructive debate, even over topics people find unpleasant.
Across all facets of American society, the Left increasingly plays the game by one set of rules, and the "deplorable" Right plays by a different set of rules.
We must lock arms as we work toward protecting the inherent dignity of every human person. The unborn person is no exception and deserves equal protection under the law.
We should not pretend that there are authoritative constitutional answers here—just weaker and stronger interpretations. But a Senate trial is, as the Constitution emphasizes, an exceptional procedure.
Whether it is on the campaign trail in search of votes or holding fundraisers, candidates from George W. Bush to Barack Obama have all promised to recognize the Armenian genocide as president.
