There is a misconception that non-voters are largely young and liberal. Yes, young people register and vote at a lower rate of participation, but overall…
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Bernie Sanders currently stands apart among Democratic presidential primary candidates. His lead is increasing, according to FiveThirtyEight and other polling aggregators, as we head towards…
With Bernie Sanders leading the Democratic presidential nomination race according to polls (and the first primary), there’s a set of questions voters should be asking:…
From a statistical view, negative motivations are stronger than positive motivations. We act out of fear and loathing. This increasingly applies to voting: we vote…
The impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump starts soon. Maybe. Probably. Since there’s little chance the Republican Senate is going to give into Democratic…
What we are witnessing in political debates about wealth is also an intergenerational dispute. Older Americans, who are living longer and working longer than ever…
There’s almost no point in talking about or writing about impeachment. Donald Trump isn’t going to be removed and partisans aren’t going to change their…
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders promise that a (likely unconstitutional) wealth tax will allow the United States to pay for all sorts of new and…
Donald Trump should be impeached. He doesn’t deserve to be president. You never, ever abuse a position of power. When the Presidente of the United…
Democracy doesn’t appeal to me, I’ve written before on this blog and elsewhere. The problem is that most of us, myself included, are not experts…