Liberal elite, it’s time to strike a deal with the working class

Coalitions need compromise. But it’s coalitions that win.

The Guardian
Aug 28, 2017 · 9 min read
Donald Carder wears his handgun in a holster as he pushes his son, Waylon, in a stroller at the National Rifle Association convention Saturday, May 21, 2016, in Louisville, Ky. — AP Photo/Mark Humphrey

By Joan Williams

Abortion rights are central to my identity. As an ambitious teenager, I wanted to have both a vital career and a vibrant intellectual life, and I felt that having a baby at the wrong time would doom me. I went on to a…

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