had to rein it in a little bit, out of respect for the role he s played. those guardrails are gone, it s a function of the way the hyper partisanship and polarization is made is crazy acai. isn t that a function that people will just, as you said, there s no guardrails, but they just do what they want to do and there are no consequences for it? it s particularly ironic with someone from a conservative position. but it s the absence of guardrails. elliott? oh, don, i ve written about the thomas is toys for cnn opinion. this is bad and destroying the reputation of the supreme court where the public already has a low opinion of the supreme court. shot to come in as a witness. and one of the things she said repeatedly is clearance and i don t talk about work at home and you know, and i know, and avalon knows that that is nonsense. all of us who have partners know that you just can t leave these things at home. so number, one it s bad for the, court and number two, it s
much more in that. appreciate it. turning now to maryland, voters there are going to head to the polls to cast their ballots on today s primary, despite some calling it the state s most consequential election in years. early voting has been pretty soon, raising questions whether or not it s a sign of america s primary problem. john avlon has the reality check. reporter: it s time for america to admit we have a primary problem. i m talking about low turnout, sometimes closed partisan primaries too often to congress, months before most folks actually vote. now the reduction in competitive general elections is by design. it s a prime driver of our polarization and hyper partisanship. and it breeds a lot of cynicism on the side. the date is downright depressing. to date, there have been house primary elections for 274 seats in 29 seats. when maryland votes today it will be the 30th primary state in the cycle. according to a political report,
to the members of their statehouse. thankfully it was intercepted by the post office. the hyper partisanship, incitement and acceptance of violence over displeasure is an american epidemic. this is footage from a new york city restaurant. when patrons were told there was an additional charge for dipping sauce, they rampaged. [alarm blaring] pitiable. any grievance at all is no cause for locking traffic, attackinghn museums are no longer immune from politics. at british museums this week, anti-oil protesters glued themselves to the frames of masterpieces. in the u.s., actors have taken to gluing themselves to coffee
are not feeling the 4th. i m rich edson. gillian: good to be with you, john and sandra are out today. americans are kicking off the weekend, but instead of celebrating our nation s independence, people are not happy with the red, white and blue. rich: researchers say a big reason, the hyper partisanship stemming from washington. they say it seems politics has taken over for patriotism. gillian: and then there is the economy. a lot of americans frustrated having to shell out more for pretty much everything. rich: we have fox team coverage. the cost of the cookout, and wall street woes. gillian: hillary vaughn is at 1600 pennsylvania avenue this
eastern, independence say special. we are going to have fireworks from the nation s capital and emily greenwood among the musical guests. excited for the fourth? i m so excited for the fourth. everyone will be watching it. it s going to be incredible. thanks, everyone. here is america reports. happy 4th of july. americans are set to kick off july 4th celebrations very soon but flags, fireworks, food, fuel, all of it costing a whole lot more. could sky high inflation be at least part of the reason americans are largely feeling down on america this weekend? we ll break down brand-new fox new polls on the state of the country and get reaction from former u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley, just moments away. gillian: chaos at america s airports. flight cancellations, delays,