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Election Day is Nearing — How is President Biden Doing?
How is President Joe Biden doing in his campaign for reelection? We can answer that question from a public opinion point of view only by making…
Author credit: Mark Mellman
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The Limits of Diplomacy
While President Biden has done a remarkable job building a coalition and executing a plan to help Ukraine fight back against Russian aggression, the far left…
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Changing Pandemic Politics
In the past hundred years, two particularly deadly pandemics plagued America. Comparing them offers some important lessons about our changed politics. Though it may have started…
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Protections & threats
Here’s the good news: Thousands of state and local officials — attorneys general, secretaries of state, governors, state and county boards of elections, and state and…
Analysis
What happened after Ginsburg?
Twenty-seven years ago, the late, great, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was confirmed to her seat on the Supreme Court by a 96-3 Senate vote. Whichever president ends…
Analysis
Do party platforms matter for candidates?
In a political system featuring entrepreneurial politicians who work to fashion their own images, and in an era of weak parties, commentators commonly dismiss the significance…