The main goal of the census in the United States is to count people, Plain and simple. Regardless of race, ethnicity, age, location, or any of countless other categorizations that people like to talk …
Beating Populist Rhetoric: The Democrats’ Guide to the 2020 Election by Alexa Keith
On February 3, 2020, the Iowa caucuses will be held, the first step in finding the Democrat who will challenge Donald Trump for the presidency. As of April, 2019, 21 Democrats have declared their …
Who Will Stand Up for Congress? by Ronen Schatsky
The Trump presidency has alarmed lots of people about the power of the executive branch. Democrats and even some Republicans are expressing serious concerns that the President is overstepping his …
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Patronage Politics and Democracy: A Mutually Exclusive Pair? – by Matthew Sparks
The fundamental idea of clientelism, at first glance, naturally seems to be a rather undemocratic practice, considering that such patronage-networking effectively encourages outright vote-buying. …
Executive Gatekeeping: A Short Lived Honeymoon by Aliza Oppenheim
After the release of the Mueller report, many were shocked to see the number of White House officials, such as former White House counsel Don McGahn and former White House Chief of Staff Reince …
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Jaroslaw and the Law and Justice Party in Poland
The Law and Justice Party and Jaroslaw Kaczynski, because of their rise to power in 2015, appear to have similar roots as other populist movements across Europe in the 2008 recession. However, this is …
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