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From one angle of view, the Republican sweep of the White House and—as now appears likely—both houses of Congress will offer a temporary reprieve from the political dysfunction of recent years. We’ve had plenty of recent experience with such one-party “trifectas”—Ronald Reagan in 1980, Bill Clinton in 1992, George W. Bush in 2000, Barack Obama…

Americans have pretty much had it with politics. According to a recent Pew Research poll, two-thirds of Americans express little or no confidence in the American political system. Less than half think voting is a very effective way to change the country for the better, perhaps because two-thirds are dissatisfied with the candidates they have to…