During the last weekend of February, I took it upon myself to return to my home state of New Jersey to attend an general meeting of our county’s “Young Democrats” meeting. A friend of mine with whom I …
Democracy on Display at the 2018 Women’s March on Philadelphia by Rachel Pomerantz @ University of Pennsylvania
As the follow-up to what was likely the largest single-day demonstration in American history, the first anniversary of the Women’s March had high expectations. Occurring last year on the first full …
Potential Insidious Polarization, as Evidenced by Candidate Gonzalez’s Campaign Event by Matthew Graff @ The University of Pennsylvania
Texas House of Representatives candidate Jessica Gonzalez, running for District 104, seemed to be an excellent political candidate. I had the opportunity to attend one of her campaign events, and was …
The Gun Violence Protest Movement Will be a Democratic Litmus Test by Lindsey Powell @ University of Pennsylvania
On February 22nd, students and faculty of the University of Pennsylvania lined Locust Walk, the campus’s central pathway, to protest gun violence and call for reform. Their demonstration occurred less …
Liberalism and the Battle Against Anti-Democratic Trends by Shravan Balaji @ University of Pennsylvania
Introduction: On January 22nd, 2018, the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court ruled that the state’s U.S. Congressional Districting Map was unconstitutional. Drawn up in the aftermath of the 2010 midterm …
The Populist Dilemma by Oluwabomi Fagbemi @ University of Pennsylvania
Partisan polarization plays a huge role in American politics, with the Democrats and Republicans running a (nearly) closed shop in a winner takes all system. For the most part, partisanship points …
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Judicial Independence at Risk in Pennsylvania by Rachel Pomerantz @ University of Pennsylvania
The political fight over gerrymandering in Pennsylvania has recently taken a markedly dangerous turn. The legal battle over the Pennsylvania congressional district lines has become a debate about …
Voter Identification: How Voter Suppression Could Be Indicative of Democratic Erosion by Matthew Graff @ The University of Pennsylvania
Voter identification laws have become a source of extreme partisan debate in the United States. The Republican party, which is decidedly mono-racial and mono-ethnic, tends to support strict voter …
