Violence and hate feed each other, as the violence in the Middle East shows; the West must be careful not to play…
It’s not a convincing argument that Trump picking a woman or a person of color will do much or anything to…
Author’s note: as I write this while Bernie Sanders is considering a second presidential run, it should be remembered that…
Author’s note: in the nearly three years since I created this chart, it is clear little has changed for Sanders…
For the crime of terrorism to have weight, we must move globally towards a more specific definition that goes beyond…
America Doesn’t Have Same Muslim, Immigration Problems As Europe, and Must Avoid EU Mistakes As Americans view today’s ISIS terrorist…
Author’s note: when I wrote this, I was confident Clinton would win but still worried about the chance of a…
The overall outcome of today’s Super Tuesday Democratic contests are little in doubt; going back, people will say the Nevada…
Those hoping for nominees other than Clinton and Trump almost certainly needed outcomes other than what actually happened on Saturday…
The following is a paper I wrote as an undergraduate many years ago under the tutelage of the acclaimed Lincoln…
Neither candidate can be said to have chipped into the other’s core support as a result of the debate Thursday…
“How, Bernie?” The math and data that show why the “political revolution” can’t and won’t happen anytime soon. Originally published on…
As Iowa readies its inexcusably and alarmingly undemocratic caucuses to kick off the two major American parties’ presidential nomination process, culminating in…
Barring any kind of a major development in the next few days or consistently terribly inaccurate polling, Donald Trump will…
Obama’s final State of the Union speech exemplified him and his presidency, both strengths and weaknesses. In the end, Obama’s…