Expert Comment. American midterms: Is compromise possible amid the 'cold civil war'?

Published on November 7, 2022

It should not be a shock that politics are polarised in the United States. It is nothing new. In fact, it could be seen as the norm for much of the country’s history. 

By Professor Adam Smith, Edward Orsborn Professor of US Politics and Political History, Director of  Oxford's  Rothermere American Institute. 
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