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Why Donald Trump is Not a Punch Line
Donald Trump does not seem quite real. With his seemingly endless stream of offensive quotes, egregious wealth, and frankly ridiculous...
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Oct 5, 20154 min read


Shifting Tides: What Black Lives Matter Means in the Two-Party System
The Democratic Party has monopolized the black vote for decades. Since 1976 the Democrats have received more than 80 percent of the black...
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Sep 1, 20155 min read


Trump to God: You’re Fired
Despite their competing egos and ideologies, the candidates had time to mention God 19 times in the first GOP presidential debate of the...
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Aug 30, 20156 min read


The Rise and Fall of Dynastic Politics
In the lead-up to the 2016 elections, two candidates have emerged to the fore of public and media attention: Hillary Clinton for the...
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Apr 21, 20156 min read


Reimagining Hillary Clinton
On Sunday afternoon, Hillary Clinton finally revealed what we had known all along: She’s running for president. Her slick announcement...
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Apr 15, 20154 min read


Cruz and the Ideal American: Returning to an Age-Old Question
With a speech evoking the classic John Lennon song “Imagine,” Senator Ted Cruz launched his 2016 presidential campaign at Liberty...
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Apr 6, 20154 min read


Down with Common Sense: Satirists in Office
When Stephen Colbert ran as a presidential candidate in South Carolina for the 2008 election, his campaign was quickly rejected by the...
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Apr 1, 20155 min read


The Ghost Vote: Prison Gerrymandering in Florida
On March 9, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a federal lawsuit charging the election system of Jefferson County, Florida...
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Mar 30, 20154 min read


Thinking Outside the Box
It’s been a little over a year since Rhode Island’s “Ban the Box” law went into effect, making it the sixth state in the country to...
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Mar 28, 20155 min read


Survival of the Fittest: The 2016 Foreign Policy Election
Twelve months from now, the American public will be embroiled in one of the most highly anticipated election seasons of recent memory....
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Mar 16, 20155 min read


Does Netanyahu’s Speech Really Matter for US Elections?
There has been much talk surrounding the Israeli Prime Minister’s most recent trip to the United States. Just a few weeks ago, on March...
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Mar 13, 20154 min read


Blame It on the Gerrymandering: Risky Moves in the House
On November 5, in the wake of the midterm election sweep in which they picked up nine seats in the Senate, thirteen seats in the House of...
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Mar 11, 20154 min read


Votin’ with a Voice: The Accented Change of Democratic Populists
The phrase “American accent” is a paradox. There are over 20 recognized dialects of “American English” alone, and there are nearly...
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Mar 6, 20154 min read


Something Everyone Can Agree On: Dark Money Across the Aisle
This past week, the Koch brothers announced that they were pledging roughly $900 million to back select conservative candidates during...
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Mar 6, 20155 min read


Celebrity in Chief: The Role of Likeability in the American Presidency
President Obama was a celebrity even before he ran for president. In 2007, comedy site Barely Political’s music video “Crush on Obama,”...
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Mar 4, 20154 min read


Barack to the Future: Media Engagement and 2016
Throughout his presidency, and especially during 2014, President Obama has made a concerted effort to connect to young voters through...
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Feb 28, 20154 min read


Web of Lies: Tech and Their Political Donations
Earlier this year, Google announced it would be pulling its membership from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a nonprofit...
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Dec 3, 20146 min read


Give Me Liberty: Can DC Become the 51st State?
On November 4, residents of Washington, D.C. voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana by voting overwhelmingly in favor of...
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Nov 22, 20145 min read


A Powerful Shift: Cuban-Americans are Moving Left
The 2014 midterm election cycle saw many competitive Democratic House districts fall, including the race for Florida’s 26th and...
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Nov 14, 20144 min read


How Cities Benefit From Citizens United
In liberal circles, unregulated campaign finance is often portrayed as the “Big Bad Wolf” blowing down the house of American democracy....
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Nov 13, 20143 min read
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