Hedrick Smith

Hedrick Smith served as the New York Times Moscow Bureau Chief and then as its Washington Bureau Chief and Chief Correspondent. He is the author of five books, including bestsellers The Russians, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize, The Power Game: How Washington Works, and Who Stole the American Dream? He has also produced many television documentaries for the Public Broadcasting System, creating 26 prime-time specials and mini-series for PBS and FRONTLINE, including two Emmy-Award winners.

Have We Just Crippled Washington?

By Hedrick Smith

Elections usually clear the air, bring new faces to power, offer the dawn of a new day, a fresh beginning, and an opportunity for political healing — but not this year. The electorate has rendered a split and potentially crippling decision, about to be reflected in a sharply divided government.
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