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Everything Feels Expensive: What That Means for American Politics

For the American electorate, the price of existence has become a proxy for governance. If the rent is too high,…

Do Presidential Debates Change Elections? What the Evidence Shows

Every four years, the American political landscape braces for its marquee event: the presidential debate. The news media often frames…

[Updated] Why is the Government Still Shut Down? What Comes Next?

As of October 16, 2025, the United States federal government remains in a partial shutdown. The impasse began at 12:01…

How Republicans and Democrats Have Handled Past Bigotry Scandals in Their Own Ranks

In October 2025, Politico exposed thousands of racist, sexist, and pro-Hitler messages exchanged in a private chat group among Young…

Government Shutdown 2025: Why Congress Can’t Compromise on Funding and Health Care

Federal funding expires at midnight on September 30, 2025, and Congress has no agreement in place. Washington is heading toward…

How America’s Communications Watchdog Has Shaped the Media

For a century, the Federal Communications Commission has wrestled with technology that outpaces the laws designed to govern it. From…

A Case Against the Left-Right “Blame Game” for Political Violence

An anonymous reader writes to us: Why don’t you list in sequential order all the violence committed by the leftist…

How Presidential Words Shape America’s Response to National Crises

When disaster strikes America, the president's first words carry extraordinary weight. From Franklin D. Roosevelt's radio addresses during the banking…