Politics

America’s Political Parties Are Just Tribes Now

BREAKDOWN

In 2015, once high-minded disagreements over policy and ideology descended into something much more primitive.

Matt Lewis
Matt Lewis 

Senior Columnist

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Matt Lewis

Matt Lewis

Senior Columnist

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