Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

Liberals and Conservatives Both Feel Bad. Good!

Both sides think they’re losing, even when they win. But frustration is a feature of U.S. democracy.

May 3, 2021 at 7:30 AM EDT

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

You can’t always get what you want.
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Everyone feels like a loser.

Before it’s here, it’s on the Bloomberg Terminal

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