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A Breakdown of The Iowa Caucuses

Sandy PechtFebruary 2, 2016

So what do these caucus results actually mean? Though some of the results do alter the direction of the race, the major challenges facing this year’s candidates have not changed. Alexander Pecht breaks to down for you.

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The National Review’s Push Back on Trump

Catherine FallsJanuary 27, 2016January 27, 2016

The National Review has officially rejected Trump as the Republican Party candidate, releasing a piece simply titled “Against Trump.” What does this mean about the direction of conservatism today? Perhaps the Republican party will soon be known as a populist movement, instead of a strictly conservative one.

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These Political Circuses

Anna BlechJanuary 26, 2016June 19, 2016

This election cycle has begun to resemble a reality TV show, full of name calling and desperate grabs for attention. What does this mean for our democracy? Is this actually anything new?

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Today’s Forecast for the Iowa Caucuses

Ian Garcia-KennedyJanuary 18, 2016January 19, 2016

With Iowa just around the corner, polling website FiveThirtyEight has predicted that Cruz and Clinton will take the caucuses. However the situation is more complicated than such predictions make it seem.

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Eric Stern on Hannity’s College Forum Special

Yale's The PoliticSeptember 7, 2013September 18, 2013

The Politic’s Co-Editor-in-Chief joined 13 other students for a lively debate on Fox News.

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Orwell on Syria

Abhimanyu ChandraAugust 31, 2013September 18, 2013

Would George Orwell advise President Obama to “Shoot the Elephant?”

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George W. Bush: A Retrospective

Alex PetrosApril 27, 2013August 12, 2013

George W. Bush left the White House as one of history’s most unpopular presidents. But what will his enduring legacy be?

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Max Baucus: One-Man Caucus

Alex PetrosApril 23, 2013August 12, 2013

Viewed by some in his party as the ultimate iconoclast, Max Baucus was idiosyncratic in more ways than one.

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