AS A YOUNG AND ENTHUSIASTIC supporter of George W. Bush’s election to the presidency, I remember being annoyed by a bumper sticker that popped up all over America in early 2001: “I Miss Bill.” Now, in 2023, as the Republican mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, I find myself frequently feeling the way those disappointed American drivers did. Especially relevant to today’s polarizing times is President Bill Clinton’s theory of triangulation, which neutralizes polarized politics in pursuit of the common good.
Such bipartisanship