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“I’m not ready to surrender to a few folks in black robes,” said Idaho Governor Butch Otter (R) during a gubernatorial debate. “I’m not ready to surrender the will of the people in the state of Idaho, as they expressed in 2006 in an ove...

Why Did SCOTUS Pass on Same-Sex Marriage?

“I’m not ready to surrender to a few folks in black robes,” said Idaho Governor Butch Otter (R) during a gubernatorial debate. “I’m not ready to surrender the will of the people in the state of Idaho, as they expressed in 2006 in an ove...

The 2014 midterm election cycle saw many competitive Democratic House districts fall, including the race for Florida’s 26th and southernmost district. Both candidates were Cuban-Americans running in districts with large Hispanic populations, many o...

A Powerful Shift: Cuban-Americans are Moving Left

The 2014 midterm election cycle saw many competitive Democratic House districts fall, including the race for Florida’s 26th and southernmost district. Both candidates were Cuban-Americans running in districts with large Hispanic populations, many o...

In liberal circles, unregulated campaign finance is often portrayed as the “Big Bad Wolf” blowing down the house of American democracy. The Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission and the subsequent creation ...

How Cities Benefit From Citizens United

In liberal circles, unregulated campaign finance is often portrayed as the “Big Bad Wolf” blowing down the house of American democracy. The Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission and the subsequent creation ...

This year, the Mortgage Bankers Association chose an unintentionally revealing location for their annual conference — a Las Vegas casino. At the conference, US Representative Mel Watt, the new head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), anno...

Re-inflating the Housing Bubble

This year, the Mortgage Bankers Association chose an unintentionally revealing location for their annual conference — a Las Vegas casino. At the conference, US Representative Mel Watt, the new head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), anno...

The Kashmir musk deer is a curious creature. Unlike its American brethren, it’s endangered, elusive and adorned with fangs. Scientists were therefore excited to announce that they had recently spotted the first such animal in Afghanistan since 1948...

The Next ISIS Moment: Afghanistan’s Impending Catastrophe

The Kashmir musk deer is a curious creature. Unlike its American brethren, it’s endangered, elusive and adorned with fangs. Scientists were therefore excited to announce that they had recently spotted the first such animal in Afghanistan since 1948...

Since the Common Core’s creation in 2009, forty-five states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core as a set of educational standards to teach in schools. Despite being recommended by the federal government, these standards are in...

How the Common Core Became a Talking Point

Since the Common Core’s creation in 2009, forty-five states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core as a set of educational standards to teach in schools. Despite being recommended by the federal government, these standards are in...

Earlier this month, students and teachers from the suburban Jefferson County, Colorado received national media coverage after skipping school  to protest potential changes to the AP U.S. History courses offered at their schools. The school board had...

Supply, Demand and Textbooks: Curricula in the Market of Ideas

Earlier this month, students and teachers from the suburban Jefferson County, Colorado received national media coverage after skipping school  to protest potential changes to the AP U.S. History courses offered at their schools. The school board had...

The New York Times branded him the “main contender for New York’s most-embarrassing-candidate-of-the-year award,” and The Daily Show made him the butt of several jokes, yet Representative Michael Grimm of New York’s 11th district seems set to...

A Wildcard Race in Staten Island

The New York Times branded him the “main contender for New York’s most-embarrassing-candidate-of-the-year award,” and The Daily Show made him the butt of several jokes, yet Representative Michael Grimm of New York’s 11th district seems set to...

It is becoming clear that Ohio’s status as a swing state is coming into question; the Republican Party has made active and deliberate choices to invest in Ohio and woo it away from Democrats, while the Democratic Party has been noticeably absent fo...

Why Don’t Democrats Care About Ohio?

It is becoming clear that Ohio’s status as a swing state is coming into question; the Republican Party has made active and deliberate choices to invest in Ohio and woo it away from Democrats, while the Democratic Party has been noticeably absent fo...

In February 2014, Noah Bryson Mamet told the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee that he had never been to Argentina. He was speaking at his appointment hearing to become the American ambassador to that very country. Mamet raised over $500,000 for...

Ambassadorship for Sale

In February 2014, Noah Bryson Mamet told the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee that he had never been to Argentina. He was speaking at his appointment hearing to become the American ambassador to that very country. Mamet raised over $500,000 for...