Last week, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington culminated in an impassioned address to a joint session of Congress in which he thanked the U.S. and pleaded with American lawmakers to continue their support for his country. 2/

America is divided. That’s not news. But the authoritarian ruler in the Kremlin deciding to invade a democratic neighbor – that’s the type of international crisis that traditionally might have inspired some closing of the ranks: Set differences aside, let domestic quarrels rest. 3/