It's comfortable living in a cocoon -- associating only with those who share your views, reading journalism and watching news that only reinforce them, avoiding those on the other side of the cultural divide.

Liberals have been doing this for a long time. In 1972 the movie critic Pauline Kael said...

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is currently the target of a recall effort spearheaded by national public employee unions. If his opponents get enough signatures by Jan. 17, Wisconsin will hold a gubernatorial election this summer. The outcome is crucial to the future of the country.

Facing a determined recall effort by Democrats in his home state, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) defended his public-employee reforms as adjustments that ultimately protect the middle class.

Governor Scott Walker will discuss fiscal policy with AEI scholar Andrew Biggs.

America's version of capitalism has been much more dynamic than Europe's. Why don't Obama and Romney debate that?

The fact that Scott Walker's efforts to dial back public-employee collective bargaining would weaken Democrats doesn't make it misguided or bad policy.

In the end, overcompensation for public employees isn't just about collective bargaining; it's simply that the public sector is different from the private sector.

The Obama administration's budget for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration deserves strong approval from Republicans.