Nate Silver made waves on Sunday when he predicted a GOP win in the mid-term Senate elections.
After Silver's success predicting the 2012 elections, many are keeping a
For decades, the American prison system has grown in size and shape.
According to the ACLU, the U.S. represents 5 percent of the world's population, but holds
For decades, the American prison system has grown in size and shape.
According to the ACLU, the U.S. represents 5 percent of the world's population, but holds
Cable news has long been the subject of mockery by late night talk show hosts and comedians like Jon Stewart for either sensationalizing current events and political news or reporting
Cable news has long been the subject of mockery by late night talk show hosts and comedians like Jon Stewart for either sensationalizing current events and political news or reporting
Though support for the tea party has been waning since 2010, it is hard to deny that it is still a mainstream movement in America in terms of awareness and
Though support for the tea party has been waning since 2010, it is hard to deny that it is still a mainstream movement in America in terms of awareness and
Let’s first consider the two questions that everybody is asking. The first of these — Can the government force business to purchase a particular insurance product? — is a question for
Let’s first consider the two questions that everybody is asking. The first of these — Can the government force business to purchase a particular insurance product? — is a question for
In Rebecca Traister’s fantastic book, Big Girls Don’t Cry: The Election That Changed Everything for American Women, she identified 2008 as a truly groundbreaking year. It was the
In Rebecca Traister’s fantastic book, Big Girls Don’t Cry: The Election That Changed Everything for American Women, she identified 2008 as a truly groundbreaking year. It was the
America is often referred to as a democracy, but in truth that is shorthand for a more nuanced reality. America is democratic, but it is also a republic. Democracy and
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