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The hard truth about political compromise

Two political scientists say we’re doomed to paralysis unless we give our enemies room to move

In their new book, “The Spirit of Compromise: Why Governing Demands It and Campaigning Undermines It,” Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson argue that Americans have an inaccurate view of compromise.

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