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The Increasing Importance of Accountability
Last month, the British bank HSBC reached a record $1.92 billion settlement with US authorities over accusations of criminal activity at...
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Jan 15, 20133 min read


The Case for Voting Third Party (or Even Not At All)
Yes. With Election Day less than 12 hours away, I’m not going to try to change your vote through a seriously in-depth,...
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Nov 5, 20124 min read


A Liberal’s Argument for Romney
I’m a political junkie, and even I’m sick of this campaign. If 2008 felt like we were watching history textbooks being written, 2012 has...
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Nov 5, 20124 min read


We the Polarized People…
As Election Day approaches, it’s easy to despair that we live in an era of unprecedented political polarization. But take heart: this is...
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Oct 29, 20124 min read


Tiberius Gracchus: The System Isn’t That Broken
As some devoted followers of this column may have noticed, last week I was unable to write an article due to the massive amount of stress...
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Oct 27, 20125 min read


Why the Third-Party Presidential Debate is Worth Watching
We’ve already bemoaned the superficiality and exclusiveness of American presidential debates, but most American voters probably think...
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Oct 23, 20123 min read


A Binder Full of Facts: Understanding Pay Equity
We like to criticize the media for latching on to political gaffes, but we, the people of the Internet, clearly enjoy a good campaign...
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Oct 22, 20124 min read


BPR Presidential Debate Live Chat!
Watch tonight’s debate along with the Brown Political Review! We’ll be running a live chat with BPR writers and staff to give insight,...
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Oct 16, 20121 min read


Follow the Money: Montana and Campaign Finance
Montana is not a battleground state, but it has become the latest battleground in campaign finance. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court...
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Oct 15, 20124 min read


Political Propositions
Marked ballot. Image obtained from Wikimedia Commons. Although the country as a whole has been devastated by the current economic...
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Oct 12, 20123 min read


Re-Link: Redistricting: Something’s Gotta Give
As Hans von Spakovsky explains very well in the SCOTUSblog article “Online VRA symposium: The constitutionality of Section 5 comes to the...
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Oct 4, 20122 min read


Why Obama Lost, The Primer: 20th Century Democrat
Why Obama lost, in 300 words: As a Democrat, what’s infuriating isn’t that Obama lost; it’s why he lost. It’s so historical, so...
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Oct 3, 20122 min read


Who does Romney Need to Impress Tonight?
Mitt needs to chip at Obama’s widening lead among women. The debates are his first chance to speak directly to them. Mitt Romney may not...
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Oct 3, 20121 min read


Just How Broken Are the Presidential Debates?
The first 2012 Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney debate is coming up on Wednesday. It’s hard to imagine either of the two participants saying...
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Oct 3, 20123 min read


Re-Link: NPR on South Carolina’s Voter ID Law
If these voting laws aren’t overturned, polling places could be much emptier than this one in November’s election. Image courtesy of...
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Sep 27, 20121 min read


Romney 3.0: Reverse Referendum? (or the Kristol Strategy)
Romney’s new ad is a Frankenstein of formerly-discarded messaging strategies. Will it work? Supposedly, Mitt Romney crossed the “choice...
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Sep 26, 20123 min read


SNL and the Elusive Swing Voter
It’s also not the first group to seek artistic inspiration from undecideds. From the New Yorker’s helpful analysis last month: Undecided...
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Sep 24, 20122 min read


The Other Bounce
Obama isn’t the only candidate whose numbers are rising. So is the collective fate of a Senate that could remain in Democratic hands....
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Sep 18, 20121 min read


Mitt Romney’s “Build That”? Why the Campaign Could be Over by Friday
A new leaked video records Mitt Romney speaking at an unnamed, undated private fundraiser. Coincidentally, new data released hours...
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Sep 17, 20123 min read


Mitt Romney’s Leaked Video: Not Wrongness, It’s Weirdness.
Not that anyone will need this, but the Romney video isn’t wrong—it’s just plain weird. By now, we’ve all seen it: In the recording,...
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Sep 17, 20122 min read
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