Late one evening in small-town Michigan, an 83-year-old independent senator stood at a wooden podium inside a union hall. They asked questions about wages, health care, and corporate power. There were...
The largest elective class in Vanderbilt’s history, PSCI-1150: U.S. Elections captivated over 1,000 students this fall. Under the leadership of some of Vanderbilt’s finest professors—Josh Clinton,...
Mid-decade redistricting is not particularly common. However, this may be starting to change, as parties become more brutal in their political machinations.
In the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump cemented a trend that his “old pal” Ronald Reagan had begun to pave following his landslide victory over Jimmy Carter in 1980:
Evangelicals vote...
An IED sat on the hill of the nation’s capital ready to hasten an already devolving Washington D.C. on the route to chaos. Windows of a Capitol room shattered from the impact of a riot shield as legislators...
It is scientific consensus that the international community’s actions over the next decade will determine the future viability of our planet as a human habitat. Poised to take office in January, President-elect...
Partisanship and bitterness have ruled American politics for the past four years, perhaps more so than at any other time in our history. At the heart of this partisanship has, of course, been President...
A data plot of the political twitter accounts based on their political leanings and number of followers. The far right side are accounts that are pro-trump whereas the far left side are accounts that...
Political pundits on both sides of the aisle vehemently debate the prevalence of voter suppression today. Whether this comes in the form of discussions about “fake news” and the influence of foreign...
As Nashvillians took to the polls during the 2018 midterm elections, they were voting for more than just their next representatives. The ballot also featured several proposed amendments to the Metropolitan...
With a resounding 56% of the state vote share, Phil Murphy became governor-elect of of New Jersey last week. His victory effectively earned Democrats of the state a mandate by retaining their large majority...
From Goldman-Sachs, to Hollywood, to the White House: Steve Bannon wants your attention.
Steve Bannon wasn’t always this famous.
As a political filmmaker, he never reached the heights...
