Tag: Republicans
The gas tax’s tortured history shows how hard it is to...
Theodore J. Kury, University of Florida
As the Biden administration and Republicans negotiate a possible infrastructure spending package, how...
MLB’s decision to drop Atlanta highlights the economic power companies can...
MLB's decision to drop Atlanta highlights the economic power companies can wield over lawmakers – when they choose to
Why offering businesses immunity from coronavirus liability is a bad idea
Timothy D. Lytton, Georgia State University
Governors around the country are attempting to restart the economy by easing restrictions put in place to prevent the...
Why Trump’s post-impeachment actions are about vengeance, not retribution
Austin Sarat, Amherst College
Since the end of his Senate impeachment trial, President Donald Trump has carried out a concerted campaign against his Democratic political...
The Senate filibuster explained – and why it should be allowed...
Daniel Wirls, University of California, Santa Cruz
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is the latest Democrat to argue an arcane Senate rule governing debate stands in the...
How Democrats can win back workers in 2020
Thomas Kochan, MIT Sloan School of Management
Labor unions and the workers they represent were once the heart and soul of the Democratic Party.
The 2016...
One budget line Congress can agree on: Spending billions on the...
Rebecca U. Thorpe, University of Washington
The two-year budget deal signed into law in July marks a rare bipartisan agreement.
The deal adds US$320 billion over...
Too many people think satirical news is real
R. Kelly Garrett, The Ohio State University; Robert Bond, The Ohio State University, and Shannon Poulsen, The Ohio State University
In July, the website Snopes...
EXPLORING NATURE
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...
Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University; Elizabeth Sawchuk, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York), and Jessica Cerezo-Román, University of Oklahoma
