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  • 1824 and 2016

    Citizens are so preoccupied with the spec­tacle of the current election cycle that they forget a precedent exists for their current times; those who wonder what Clinton and Trump presidencies would be like need look no further than John Quincy Adams and “Old Hickory” himself, Andrew Jackson. It’s 1824, and the United States is gearing…

    2016, Election 2016

  • Gary Johnson: The Sane Candidate

    Gary Johnson isn’t just the best choice for President of the United States—he’s the only choice. Faced with two of the worst, most unpopular major party nominees in mod­ern US history, there is simply no other option. Donald Trump: an uninformed egomaniac and pathological liar whose authoritarian nature, ra­cially-charged rhetoric, and lack of coherent pol­icy…

    2016, Election 2016

  • You’re Not Convincing Anyone

    If you’re following this election, you probably have strong feelings about one or both can­didates. Odds are, you’ve tried to convince friends and family to vote one way or another. If that’s you, then you’ve probably had the follow­ing conversation: Voter A: You should vote for Candidate X be­cause he/she is the lesser of two…

    2016

  • The Risks of the Public Option

    In early July, the health policy community heard a familiar proposal from familiar voices. After some restraint, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton promoted a public op­tion insurance plan in every state as a key pil­lar of her health care platform, a provision that appeals to Senator Bernie Sander’s progressive base as a step toward a…

    2016, National

  • Please God, Endorse Me

    Media figures often talk about how there are two different kinds of primaries going on: the electoral primary—decided by caucuses, primary elections, superdelegates, and a party convention—and the invisible primary. The invisible primary is made up of two components: fundraising and endorsements. The fundraising category is further split into money raised by Super PACs, organizations…

    Featured, National

  • DNC Rigs Debates for Clinton Victory

    The Democratic National Committee (DNC) under chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz has decided to hold a total of six primary debates, compared to the Republican’s eleven. The DNC sponsored just as few in 2008, but in previous years the majority of debates were unsanctioned events (sponsored by an organization other than the DNC), which in 2008, together…

    National