Power becomes concentrated, politics becomes more abusive

Issues once considered—if not always decided—on merit, now turn on the effectiveness of targeted invective.

As power becomes more concentrated, federal politics becomes more abusive. Trend line or new order, the shift from institutional to individual authority is having a profound, far-from-positive impact on what now passes as informed public debate.

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