Is there anything good to be said about the partisan mindset? On an individual level, no. It corrupts the intellect and poisons the wells of human sympathy. Honor belongs to the people who resist partisanship’s pull, instead of rowing with it.
Ross Douthat, “The Partisan Mind,” New York Times, Nov. 29, 2010.
I don’t usually read Ross Douthat’s columns, but he makes an excellent point about how absurd and inconsistent partisan politics can be.
