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All Blaine, No Gain
Nestled in the center of Idaho lies Blaine County: an oddly-shaped shaped area nearly twice the size of Rhode Island, with a panhandle...
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Nov 3, 20176 min read


The Real Issues With Fake News
The 2016 US Presidential election was an unrelenting bloodbath — filled to the brim with scandal, defamation, and an overwhelming sense...
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Apr 2, 20177 min read


The Politics of Being Ignored
The gap between the wealthy and poor in the United States is disturbingly greater than most of its residents realize. The Walmart family...
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Mar 5, 20176 min read


Fashion as a Weapon: Resisting the “Glass Cliff” For Women in Politics
Michelle Obama’s speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, uncontestably one of the most powerful convention speeches, stressed...
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Nov 29, 20165 min read


Hillary and the Boys: Support from the Gay Community
The gay community represents one of the most loyal and ardent voting blocks for the Democratic Party, and despite this election cycle’s...
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Nov 7, 20166 min read


The Trump Tape, the Silent Majority, and the Damage Already Done
In the less than three weeks between the first and second presidential debates, the Donald Trump campaign veered toward the precipice of...
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Nov 3, 20166 min read


Unpacking Hillary Clinton’s Religion
In June, Donald Trump said, “We don’t know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she’s been in the public eye for years and...
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Oct 10, 20164 min read


Liar, Liar Pants on Fire: The Faults of Fact Checking the General Election
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt ran for an unprecedented third term as President in 1941, he promised voters, “Your President says this...
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Oct 8, 20165 min read


Sanders Redefines “Qualified”
Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has sought to portray her as a qualified, steady hand with decades of experience relevant for the...
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Apr 21, 20163 min read


The Role of Memes in Politics
It is well known that social media has come to play an irrefutably large role in campaigning and politics. From Hillary Clinton and Jeb...
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Mar 19, 20164 min read


Where Is the New Generation of Democratic Party Leaders?
Martin O’Malley’s recent exit from the Democratic primary after a disappointing showing in the Iowa Caucus failed to garner much...
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Mar 3, 20164 min read


The Implications of Fiorina’s Fall
Carly Fiorina’s position as a conservative woman and relative outsider in the Republican presidential primary offered the GOP an enticing...
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Feb 17, 20163 min read


The Patriarchy of Dynasties in the 2016 Presidential Elections
The media now drops the term “dynastic politics” almost as frequently as they mention Trump’s toupee. The January edition of the New York...
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Nov 22, 20155 min read


Why Feminists Love The Notorious RBG
Supreme Court Justices, of all the prominent federal officials, have long been shielded from the celebrity that can accompany successful...
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Nov 21, 20154 min read


Changing Hearts and Laws: The Political Efficacy of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement
The last three years on Twitter have been dominated by the growing import and presence of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, an...
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Nov 17, 20155 min read


Gunning for Democrats: Progressives in the Second Amendment Debate
When Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, threw his hat into the presidential race, he was widely expected to be to the...
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Nov 4, 20155 min read


First Ladies and Lads of the 2016 Presidential Election
On October 3, Saturday Night Live’s forty-first season premiered with a cold opener mocking Donald and Melania Trump. The skit portrayed...
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Oct 25, 20155 min read


Create More Debates
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) decided to sponsor only six Democratic Primary debates this election cycle, as opposed to the 17...
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Oct 16, 20154 min read


From Corn Dogs to Commander in Chief: How Candidates Regulate Health and Win Votes
It has already been over seven months since the 2016 campaign trail began winding its way through Iowa and New Hampshire, but a long road...
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Oct 5, 20154 min read


Running in Heels
In Pennsylvania, during the spring of 2008, Hillary Clinton’s campaign faced a notable problem: white women. While Clinton courted the...
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Aug 27, 20147 min read
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