Socialism: it’s when the government does stuff. This common meme phrase is often used to highlight how readily/easily people accuse things of being socialist when they do not like those things. Perhaps...

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...

On February 23rd, four professors of Political Science and Law from the Vanderbilt University Faculty came together to discuss the insurrection of January 6th and the factors that may have contributed...

The months between Election Day and the inauguration of a new president are typically characterized by hurried, purposeful actions on the part of the outgoing president. These may include pardons, adjustments...

On October 27 of this year, Vanderbilt was fortunate to hear from 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang in an event sponsored by the Vanderbilt Programing Board Speakers Committee.  Chairman...

When President-elect Joe Biden first announced Kamala Harris as his running mate in August, headlines lauded her as the first Black woman on a major party’s presidential ticket. When it came time to...

  President-Elect Joe Biden is the apparent winner of Georgia, and even though no major network has officially called Georgia for either candidate, Biden’s lead of over 14,000 votes seems insurmountable...

President-elect Joe Biden ran a campaign centered on what he called the “Soul of America,” stating that he is “a proud Democrat, but will be an American President.” While the message seems to have...

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...

Though the majority of the election spotlight has shone upon the candidates representing the Democratic and Republican parties, those candidates were not the only winners and losers coming out of election...

Amidst the uncertainties and hyper-partisan polarization that erupted on the national stage following an extended absentee ballot count last Tuesday, it can be easy to overlook the developments that took...

The record-breaking turnout this election may be cause for celebration. However, a report published in October by The Sentencing Project, an incarceration research and advocacy organization, suggests that...