Since the Common Core’s creation in 2009, forty-five states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core as a set of...

The New York Times branded him the “main contender for New York’s most-embarrassing-candidate-of-the-year award,” and The Daily Show made...

It is becoming clear that Ohio’s status as a swing state is coming into question; the Republican Party has made active and deliberate...

The crisis in Ferguson, Missouri over the summer became another flashpoint in the debate about race in the United States. The...

Art by Ben Berke If a win-win situation ever existed in politics, the Rhode Island governor’s race might be it. Both candidates —...

Long lines, shoddy preparations and incomprehensible rules: The US voting process is marred by these well-documented problems. But these...

The Republican Party is like a bunch of awkward guys on dates — trying very hard, but having trouble winning over women. With the midterm...

On October 15, Brown University Taubman Center for Public Policy is hosting the Providence mayoral debate. Democrat Jorge Elorza,...

Every morning, for six weeks this summer, I made the short walk from Union Station in Washington, DC to the Hart Senate Office Building,...

As fights for control of state and national offices continue to dominate the news, the bulk of public attention is drawn to candidates...

On April 28, 2010, Florida Governor Charlie Crist left the Republican Party. His announcement came after one of the most sudden and...

It seems that campaign finance has evolved into a problem of epic proportions – at least, according to some lawmakers. “James Madison...

An unlikely friendship is brewing in the Republican Party between John Kasich, Republican Governor of Ohio, and Chris Christie,...

In a nation founded on a premise of religious freedom, politicians are struggling with a new dimension of faith: atheism. The United...

As the August recess approached, congressional attention was seized by a slew of unexpected agenda items. The human rights crisis...

Sam Brownback, the Republican governor of Kansas, expected to waltz into reelection, but recent polls showing his Democratic opponent...

As the battle for control of the Senate rages on, the American public grows eager for polling data to reveal which politician leads in a...

The 113th United States Congress has earned the dubious distinction of the least popular in recent history. As recently as August 2014,...

Mayor Bill de Blasio won New York City’s mayoralty as “the liberal progressive” candidate, vowing to divert from the previous...

On November 4th,weapon owners in Texas will be able to hit the polls using their concealed handgun licenses as voter identification —...