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American Democracy is Flawed, Primed to Fail, and Forever Worth Fighting For

The status quo of American politics is mostly bleak. One of its two major political parties has been radicalizing against … More

2022, Authoritarianism, Democrats, Fascism, Politics, Republicans, Trump

2020 Electoral College Prediction

Here is my 2012 prediction. Here is my 2016 prediction. I think the general public broadly misunderstands the 2016 Trump … More

2020 Electoral College Prediction, 2020 Presidential Election, Biden, Electoral College, Politics, Trump

Down With the Traitor-in-Chief

The case against a Trump second term is as painfully obvious as it was in 2016. He is grossly unfit … More

2020, Presidential election, Republican party, Trump

Elizabeth Warren for President

At a time when the leadership and international standing of the United States is in decline, we need someone with … More

2020, Bernie Sanders, Democrats, Elizabeth Warren, Filibuster, Presidential election, Republicans, Sanders, Trump, Warren

Save the Republic: Replace the Republican Party

A struggle in the age of a Trump Republican Party is the constant rage, disgust, and despair that can be … More

Democrats, Election, Midterms, Politics, Republican, Trump

The Flint Water Crisis: A National Warning of Failing Infrastructure

After a long process of editing and fine tuning, I am pleased to present my article on the Flint Water … More

Environmental Law, EPA, Flint, Flint Water Crisis, Infrastructure, Law Review, Marquette Benefits and Social Welfare Law Review

The Solution to Everything: An Ode to Tax Cuts

​ Dear Mr. [Insert Generic Republican™], shall we pay for the endless wars? Perhaps healthcare and aid to the poor? … More

An Ode to Tax Cuts, Poetry, Politics

The Party of Faust

Further evidence of “collusion” between Trump associates and the Russian government is irrelevant to the question of whether Trump should … More

Impeach, McConnell, Politics, Republicans, Russia, Ryan, Trump

The 2016 Paradox: Why Trump is Better Than a Clinton Presidency for the Future of Progressive Politics.

Some solace in some troubled times. Let me start off by saying that the Trump administration is truly a unique … More

Clinton, College, Gerrymandering, Obama, Politics, Trump

Disaster by Design

Politics is a zero sum game. But the rewards or punishments for behavior and rhetoric only go as far as voters do at the … More

2016 Election, Politics, Republicans, Trump

The Wolf and His Pack

The real danger of a wolf is the pack that he follows. In college I wrote this piece where I made up … More

Congress, Paul Ryan, Politics, Trump

One of two people will be President

You are presented with a clear and immensely consequential decision: You vote for Hillary Clinton, or you make any number of … More

2016, Clinton, Election, Trump

2016 Electoral College Prediction

Clinton 347—–Trump 191   Click here for my 2012 Electoral College Prediction. I got lucky. The most important thing to note … More

2016 Election, Clinton, Democrats, Electoral College, Fivethirtyeight, Politics, Republicans, Trump

Donald Trump Will Never Be President

Before the primary season started, I wrote that I thought either Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio would be the nominee … More

College, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Politics

The Origins of Inequality

    The Origins of Inequality AJ Lawton                         … More

Income inequality, Politics

Beware of Extreme Political Correctness

We have 24 hour news and non-stop social media watching everything with the slightest public exposure. The digital revolution has … More

Political Correctness, Politics

Walker’s Devil is in the Budget’s Detail

A budget says a lot about what your priorities are. And Governor Walker is certainly showing his hand. The proposed … More

Budget, Education, Scott Walker, Trickle-down, Wisconsin

Cut The Military and End Poverty

The Children’s Defense Fund, a group focused on examining and ending child poverty, released a report recently that ranks the … More

Foreign policy, Liberalism, Military, Poverty, United States

The Fallacy of Individualism

Conservatives tend to think of non-essential government spending as a moral and technocratic failure. The Federal government’s stimulus measures are … More

Capitalism, Economics, Individualism, Republicans, taxes

How the Moderate Will Vote for Governor

I am not going out on a limb when I say that most people voting for Walker are doing so … More

Burke, Conservative, Governor, Independent, Liberal, Moderate, Politics, Walker, Wisconsin

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