Once, primaries were essentially family quarrels, as trade unionists jostled with lifestyle liberals for the Democratic nomination and economic conservatives jostled with religious zealots for the Republican.

ECONOMIST: A declaration on independents

These murky family quarrels were soon made worse when the second President Bush refused to do what the new Saudi heir-apparent most wanted apply his thumb to Israel, and put more effort into Middle East peacemaking.

ECONOMIST: Lexington

We know from experience that no quarrel tends to be more difficult than the quarrels within a family as what is common gets neglected and differences are amplified.

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