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Donald Trump Won’t Gut the Fourteenth Amendment, But He Wants To Try
Donald Trump wants to end birthright citizenship. He won’t. But what does the popularity of his rhetoric say about this moment in the United States?
More Money, More Problems: How Do We Fix Campaign Finance?
In the upcoming 2016 election, campaign finance is quickly becoming a campaign issue. Donald Trump has repeatedly brought voters amusing images of his fellow Republican candidates begging the Koch brothers for donations. On the other side of the aisle, Bernie Sanders has…
Truth Matters: A Journey into the World of Birther Conspiracy Theorists
Birther videos do not exist in a vacuum. Instead, they are part of a sustained and extant movement that has retained an astoundingly large viewership over the past seven years.
This is What Planned Parenthood Looks Like
Tensions over federal funding for Planned Parenthood have flamed anew in recent months, and both sides are squaring off for a showdown.
A Footnote to History: The Troubling Narrative of Kim Davis
Despite the relatively clear-cut legal case against Davis, her actions served as an illuminating moment for many Americans, highlighting the sometimes difficult relationship between personal liberty and the law.
Republican Power Rankings: October Edition
Last week, we did the Democratic power rankings. This week, it’s time to line up the Republican candidates, and we’re going to take a different approach and divide the field into “lanes.”
Democratic Power Rankings: October Edition
With the first Democratic debate just around the corner, it’s a great time to update our power rankings. Who’s on top? How could Biden shake things up?
An Interview with George Pataki, Former Governor of New York
I believe that I am the best candidate because deep down I know that I can run this country well. It requires having a positive agenda that people can understand, and it requires making that agenda acceptable across party lines to enough Democrats so you can actually accomplish something.