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  During the 2012 campaign for president, the media highlighted the novelty of the Republican ticket’s religious composition: Mitt Romney is the first Mormon to be nominated by a major party. And because Paul Ryan is Catholic, his is the…

We’re less than a week out from the election. A recent Gallup poll has Mitt Romney ahead of Barack Obama by three percentage points, 50% to 47%.  Public Policy Polling, on the other hand, has Obama at 49%, Romney at…

A Look at the Mormon Church’s Political Neutrality Mitt Romney’s candidacy for President of the United States could be the most important event so far in the history of the Mormon Church. The Church, though, has played a minimal role…

With Election Day rapidly approaching, both President Obama and Mitt Romney are fundraising at a furious pace, desperate to stow away enough money to remain competitive up until November.  Both men have dozens of issues to consider when fundraising, but…

Just how tight are our universities with authoritarian governments?

  While lawmakers and politicians in Washington continue to argue over job creation, legislators in California looked toward an old form of transportation for a fresh solution to the state’s economic woes: trains. Proposition 1A, also known as “The Safe,…

Considering the Performative Politics of Food In the last two years, Michelle Obama has danced with Beyoncé, planted White House gardens with visiting students, and even jump roped on the lawn of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue as part of her Let’s…