Opinion
Rethinking the Ukraine Crisis
The argument that Russians should just shrug their shoulders at the thought of Ukraine abandoning its long-standing ties to Russia and forming a closer military partnership with the United States is unrealistic.
A Primer on 2021 Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering is a time-honored tradition in American politics. Every ten years, in the states that have sufficient power, Democrats or Republicans figure out how to draw lines to lock in their legislative power as comprehensively and permanently as they can. Gerrymandering works by drawing lines in a certain way to maximize the number of seats a party wins, either in the House of Representatives or in the State House and State Senate.
Do the VA and NJ results spell trouble for Democrats?
In November, Democrats lost a Governor’s race in Virginia, a state Biden won by 10, and they barely held on in New Jersey even though Biden won it by 16 just a year earlier. National media outlets and so-called political experts were quick to chalk the losses up to Biden’s lowered popularity and Congressional Democrats’ inability to deliver on his Build Back Better agenda. There’s little doubt that the national political headwinds contributed to the party’s struggles last month, but the story may be more complicated.
Are states helping with climate change?
…the federal government must ultimately be the leader on climate policy; states can aid and increase the work the federal government does to drive deeper cuts, but because so many of them will be unwilling to lift a finger to help. Only the national government will be able to force emissions reductions in every state.
Why They Leave
There was “an unspoken accusation to all of the other All-Star students that ‘You have been raised, and we’ve given you everything you are and made you…you’re going to then take that and go somewhere else.”
The End of the Electoral College?
The Electoral College is closer to death than most people realize. It may seem like the only way to change the US’s peculiar election process is through the Constitution, which would be almost impossible in today’s political environment. However, there’s…
Fake News and The Growing Divide
Fake news is a dishonest politician’s regalia, shielding them from any sort of authenticity and morality. There is nothing free about dishonesty and defamation.