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A Footnote to History: The Troubling Narrative of Kim Davis
Despite the relatively clear-cut legal case against Davis, her actions served as an illuminating moment for many Americans, highlighting the sometimes difficult relationship between personal liberty and the law.
Republican Power Rankings: October Edition
Last week, we did the Democratic power rankings. This week, it’s time to line up the Republican candidates, and we’re going to take a different approach and divide the field into “lanes.”
Democratic Power Rankings: October Edition
With the first Democratic debate just around the corner, it’s a great time to update our power rankings. Who’s on top? How could Biden shake things up?
An Interview with George Pataki, Former Governor of New York
I believe that I am the best candidate because deep down I know that I can run this country well. It requires having a positive agenda that people can understand, and it requires making that agenda acceptable across party lines to enough Democrats so you can actually accomplish something.
The Peacemaker: An Interview with Lincoln Chafee, 2016 Presidential Candidate
The Politic spoke to Governor Chafee about the Democratic field, domestic and foreign policy, plus his past life as a maker of horseshoes.
Inaction Bests Executive Action on Immigration
Immigration is an area where ideology and political power plays overshadow real pragmatic discussion of what needs to happen. – Yale’s Professor Alicia Schmidt-Camacho, the Director of Undergraduate Studies for Ethnicity, Race, and Migration. As the number of undocumented immigrants…
Choosing the Community
“Here in America, we don’t guarantee equal outcomes… but we do expect that everybody gets an equal shot,” President Obama said when introducing America’s College Promise, a program to guarantee two years of free education for qualified students. He announced…
A Slice of the Good Life
The Dilley detention center promises Central American asylum-seekers humanitarian housing—but some may be receiving abuse