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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

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 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

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

Dystopian Obsession

I decided to try to pinpoint at what point in history the idea of the end of the world came … More

apocalypse, Dystopia, Ebola, ISIS, Politics, Utopia

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

Vote for Reality

Out of the two major parties of our political system, the Republican Party is the only which is completely divorced … More

Democrats, Economics, Lincoln, Politics, Repulicans, Roosevelt, Sam Brownback, Scott Walker, Trickle-down

Unsettled by Ukraine

Crimea is being called the most serious international crisis since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and it may very … More

Crimea, Georgia, International Relations, NATO, Politics, Russia, U.S., Ukraine, USSR

Chris Christie’s Bridge to Nowhere

You have no doubt heard about the “Bridge Gate” scandal rocking New Jersey politics right now, where senior Christie administration … More

2016, Bridge Gate, Chris Christie, Obama, Politics

Let the Keystone Pipeline go forward

I am an avid fan of the environment. I like trees and grass. I like clean air and water. I … More

Canada, China, Climate Change, Enviornmentalism, environment, environmental impact, Global Warming, Keystone Pipeline, Oil, Politics, The State Department

Obama’s Opportunity

The War in Afghanistan, our longest military engagement, is set to end after this year. The Pentagon is proposing the … More

Afghanistan, Bush, global war on terror, Hussein, Iraq, Karzai, Obama, Politics, United States

Stockholm Syndrome

Stockholm syndrome:  “A psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy or sympathy and have positive feelings toward their captors, sometimes … More

Conservatism, debt ceiling, Government shutdown, House Republicans, John Boehner, Politics, Tea Party, Ted Cruz

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