On September 28, 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden delivered a speech commemorating the late senator John McCain, addressing the state of democratic backsliding in America, and warning Americans of the …
The Threat of Extreme Partisanship in the Post-Trump Era: Warnings from the Ouster of Kevin McCarthy
On October 3rd, 2023, Kevin McCarthy was removed as Speaker of the House of Representatives in a 216-210 vote, becoming the first person in American history to ever be removed from the …
Congressional Gridlock and Government Shutdowns: A Sign of Party Polarization in the United States
Congress recently passed a short-term spending bill to narrowly avoid entering a government shutdown. The formal deadline to pass spending legislation was September 2021, but due to divisions in the …
The Constitution’s Double-Edged Sword: Impeachment
Impeachment trials are sensationalized events that capture American national attention and media focus. To date, no U.S. president has been removed from office as a result of an impeachment …
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: What the January 6th Committee Reveals about American Democracy
For many Americans, the events of January 6th will serve as a reminder of democracy’s darkest days. When verbal assaults on America’s democratic system turned physical, it marked a significant …
The Opioid Crisis: A Symptom of Systemic Inefficiency
The United States is facing two catastrophic challenges simultaneously, a pandemic, and a forgotten but long-present epidemic, the US opioid crisis. While talk of opioids and overdoses is not new to …
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The Great Gatekeeping Dilemma: When Efforts to Save Democracy, Subvert Democracy
After only one month in office, Marjorie Taylor Greene inflamed tensions between Republicans and Democrats. Greene is a new Republican to the House of Representatives, elected in 2020 to represent …
Democrats vs. Republicans Shouldn’t Be a Sports Match, and Yet…
Donald J. Trump lost his re-election campaign for President of the United States. This is a fact. As of now, former Vice-President Joe Biden has received almost 80 million votes to Trump’s nearly …
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