There are few consensus opinions left in American politics. The ones that remain, now that Dolly Parton has passed away, fall neatly into two camps.
The first are policies that the United States has carried out unthinkingly for so long that both major parties’ positions have calcified into default support. Think U.S. aid to Israel or farm subsidies. Whether you’re a young politician looking to avoid alienating your peers, or a senior representative not looking to upset the apple cart, there’s little incentive to squabble over the way things have always been done.
