Earlier this month, the two leading candidates in the 2024 United States Presidential Election faced off on the debate stage for the first, and likely…
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Donald Trump and the 2024 Election
Since 2016, our news feeds have been dominated by the presence of former President Donald Trump. As he reenters the political arena, eyeing the 2024…
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Speaker’s Out: What Happened + Budgeting 101
It has been an interesting week for U.S. democracy. In the last fourteen days, U.S. lawmakers have averted a government shutdown. Currently, the Biden administration…
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Opinion: It’s time to abandon tribalist American politics
“However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by…
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Life Before and After the Trump Presidency
I was 15 when Trump descended the gilded escalator and announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for President, 16 when he defeated Hillary Clinton…
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Opinion: Sen. Hawley’s actions are irredeemable
“My view is that Trump will not change the Republican Party, America’s right-of-center party. If he brings in new followers, that’s great, and well worth…
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Drug reform efforts sweep 2020 election
In most ways, the 2020 election served to underscore how contentious American politics are. Poring over the results, analysts have already begun emphasizing how highly…
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Opinion: Election Day of the Imperial Core
(The following was written on Nov. 3, 2020, in the evening.) There is an energy about – at least here in Liberty, Missouri – perhaps too…
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Student Poll: Who is voting for whom?
With the 2020 Election on the horizon, every eligible American must face the same crucial question: who do you trust to lead our country for…
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