Is It Racist? Two Writers Debate Racism
Welcome to Is It Racist? In this column, we take a handful of topics and have two of our commentators debate/decide whether the particular issue... Read more
Category: U.S. Politics
Politics and Process in the United States
Thomas Mets considers the importance of process in politics, especially in the context of fights over immigration, gerrymandering, legal liberalism and originalism. Read more
Democrats Are Going to Miss Senator Joe Manchin
The 2024 elections went okay for Republicans. Trump won all the swing states. The party kept the house. And they flipped the Senate from the... Read more
Trump Bad for America Good for Business – A Helpful Look
Donald Trump’s presidency remains one of the most polarizing periods in recent American history. While his leadership style and political decisions were heavily criticized, especially... Read more
Donald Trump Isn’t a Fascist. Your Dumb if You Think He Is.
Fascism: a populist political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nation and often races above the individual. It is associated with a centralized autocratic government... Read more
Russia-Ukraine War End? Why Russia Is Better Positioned to Benefit
In the weeks since Donald Trump’s comeback to political power, many have been speculating that the end of the Russia-Ukraine war is near. The war... Read more
The Democrats’ Nomination Problem and How to Fix It
The Democrats are looking at why they lost an election they should have won, and a big part has to be how they handle presidential... Read more
What Should the Mainstream Media do in Covering Politics?
There are some big questions about what the role of the mainstream media should be, and when it’s meant to be partisan. This may inform... Read more
Trump’s Political Wire: 4 Needed Tasks To Do Now For Success
The political wire that Trump must walk as he prepares for a second term is filled with dangers and challenges. He inherits a tumultuous world... Read more
Disappointment And Disaster For Democrats In The 2024 Election, How To Improve
A. Total. Unmitigated. Disaster. These were my first thoughts upon waking from my dream (nightmare?) that Donald Trump had been re-elected for four more years... Read more