[I]ts greatest flaw lies in moving the power of decision in presidential elections from the people ... to the Electoral College, whose members represent the states.
[I]t is a sign of life and societal health that Trump and his spineless, cowardly, anti-intellectual, yes-men troop of unqualified reality deniers suffered the most resounding midterm defeat for a governing party in over 50 years.
The Beijing summit did not produce a major agreement between the great powers on the region, but it firmly established that Middle Eastern crises are now deeply tied to the great-power dialogue.