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  • Looking Beyond the Highest Office

    On August 4, 2016, I was reading a FiveThirtyEight article by David Wasserman discussing the oft-ignored elections of state and local primaries and their impacts on our country’s deepening political division, as well as the disconnect between the interests of politi­cians and voters across all levels of government. In his analysis, Wasserman describes how low…

  • Late-Night Election

    On what feels like a daily basis, unbelievable lines are thrown out by Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s campaigns. From “I could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and I wouldn’t lose voters,” to more cringe-worthy lines like “basket of deplorables,” this election season has produced incredibly ridiculous political rhetoric. It’s comical—in a terrifying way. It…

  • The Case for the National Popular Vote

    When I cast my ballot by mail later this year, it is extremely unlikely that it will influence the results of the election. I live in Illinois, a Democratic stronghold. No mat­ter which candidate I vote for, Hillary Clinton will almost certainly win the state’s 20 elec­toral college votes. Based on current polling, FiveThirtyEight predicts…

  • The Death of the GOP

    When I first wrote about the presidential election last year, I was optimistic. I saw a field full of young, diverse, and qualified Republican candidates, with almost all of them capable of beating likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, a candidate who suffered from low favorability. Looking back on it now, I can see that I…

  • The Electoral College: An Archaic Tradition

    The people do not elect the president of the United States. This statement would likely spark outrage in most Americans but for better or for worse, it is true. The people do not elect the president. Well then, who does? The answer to this question came to the forefront of American political discourse after the…

  • The Unspoken Jewishness of Bernie Sanders

    Whether you like it or not, faith plays a large role in politics. Recently, when Pope Francis came to the U.S., he spoke about the need to take care of our environment and to help the poor. Many politicians use faith to guide them in social issues like same-sex marriage and religious liberty. It is…

  • Obama, Where Art Thou?

    Barack Obama’s 2008 stump speech was an ever-evolving piece of art. He went from small backyard gatherings to massive, sold-out baseball stadiums full of hysterical fans. These Obama devotees, this writer included, saw the rallies as a chance to not only see a man who was trying to get a job on Pennsylvania Avenue but…