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A few decades ago, it wasn't uncommon for voters to support the presidential candidate from one party and the senator from another. "Ticket-splitting" is pretty rare now, and as Alan Abramowitz argues, just one of the many signs of an America divided. Abramowitz's book is The Great Alignment Race, Party Transformation, and the Rise of Donald Trump.

In the Spiel, there may well be discrimination in college admissions offices. But let's face it: Top-notch schooling is available way beyond the Ivy League.

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