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Gavin Scott


In recent years, populism has been ascendent on both the left and the right.

SCOTT: Reject populism

In addition to the divisiveness that it generates, populism provides only bumper sticker solutions to the incredibly complex and challenging problems that the country faces today.

Brett Kavanaugh was recently nominated to fill retiring Justice Kennedy's seat on the Supreme Court.

SCOTT: Don’t politicize Kavanaugh’s confirmation

When Mitch McConnell employed the delay tactics on Garland, the strategy was straightforward — obstruct until the election, win the election and confirm a conservative justice. This time, however, it is unclear whether delaying has a legitimate endgame.

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