How does America defy expectations?
Dead ends are often the norm in today's hyper-party America. Even when the same party controls both Congress and the White House, as the Democrats have done for the past two years, the need to secure a three-fifths majority in the Senate for most laws (with the exception of some budget bills) tends to lead to stagnation. And yet, in that sense, 2022 was not normal: the Biden administration managed…