Tag: Elections
All Latinos don’t vote the same way – their place of...
Eliza Willis, Grinnell College and Janet A. Seiz, Grinnell College
Joe Biden won Florida’s 2020 Democratic primary, capturing a majority of the state’s Latino voters.
Polls...
How being ‘tough on crime’ became a political liability
Jody D. Armour, University of Southern California
Kamala Harris recently dropped out of the presidential race after months of attacks from the left for her...
You’d be better off lighting your money on fire than giving...
Liberty Vittert, Washington University in St Louis
Alright, you want to make this country a better place for yourself, your children and the many generations...
Germany enters political no-man’s land as Angela Merkel wrestles with election...
Daniel Hough, University of Sussex
Angela Merkel is in trouble. Serious trouble. Negotiations to form the next German government have collapsed dramatically. Quite where the...
Democrats’ sweep of Virginia shows the state is moving beyond its...
Toni-Michelle C. Travis, George Mason University
In its first election since Trump became president, Virginia gave Democrats a sweeping victory. This one-time swing state and...
Why police reforms rarely succeed: Lessons from Latin America
Yanilda González, University of Chicago
President Donald Trump’s appointment of Attorney General Jeff Sessions has led people to speculate about the fate of recent police...
Will women vote for women in 2018? It depends on if...
Leah Ruppanner, University of Melbourne; Christopher Stout, Oregon State University, and Kelsy Kretschmer, Oregon State University
The 2018 elections promise to be the “Year of...
Most expensive race in House history turns out nearly 58 percent...
Jeffrey Lazarus, Georgia State University
I’m a political science professor living in Georgia’s Sixth House district, where Republican Karen Handel eked out a victory of...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
