Congress has just 11 days when it’s in session before the next federal fiscal year begins on Oct. 1, 2023. And in that time, it will need to enact all 12 appropriation bills to ensure that government agencies and departments have funding to keep programs going – or face a potential governm...
Recommended Reading / August 30th, 2023 / By Joseph Ratliff
Former President Donald Trump has recently championed rhetoric that exacerbates America’s partisan polarization by extrapolating his personal legal troubles, and his perceived political persecution, to the voters who support him.
Recommended Reading / August 28th, 2023 / By Dan Schnur
It is more apparent than ever that Trump's imprint on the party will not fade, no matter how his own story concludes. But the non-Trump conservatives who have survived his years in power see an opportunity for a comeback.
Recommended Reading / August 22nd, 2023 / By Stan Marek
In the midst of nationwide efforts to make workplaces better reflect society at large, undocumented immigrants are being overlooked. Here's how we can change that.
Recommended Reading / August 21st, 2023 / By Dan Schnur
Donald Trump was the first American politician whose social media skills allowed him to build a direct relationship with his most fervent loyalists. But Trump’s ubiquitous presence was so relentless that Biden and his advisors decided that he would benefit from a lower media profile.
Recommended Reading / August 14th, 2023 / By Dan Schnur
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June and after the decision protected Democrats from their expected midterm election wipeout last fall, it was an open question whether the voters' strong opposition to the Court’s decision would still be relevant to their decisions in 20...
Recommended Reading / August 7th, 2023 / By Dan Schnur
Since it appears that a judge and jury will not derail Trump from his current path to the nomination, the task falls to the candidates running against him. But that will require at least some of them to be willing to confront him rather than continuing to hope that primary voters change th...
What was Donald Trump thinking when he set about trying to maintain the presidency after losing it to Joe Biden? That’s the key question a jury will need to consider in Trump’s federal trial on charges announced Aug. 1, 2023.
Recommended Reading / July 31st, 2023 / By Dan Schnur
The social media platforms drive us toward our preferred topics and viewpoints not out of malice but rather for bottom-line business reasons. The longer you stay on their website, the more money they make.
Global climate change is a critical problem. But that does not mean any given policy implemented in its name is effective or creates a net benefit for society.
Recommended Reading / July 24th, 2023 / By Dan Schnur
The challenge for No Labels, like the third party movements that have preceded them, is that while there is deep unhappiness with the two parties, there is no agreement whatsoever on what the alternative should look like.
Recommended Reading / July 17th, 2023 / By Dan Schnur
Republicans are still more likely to line up with business on most regulatory and tax issues, but the cultural differences between Wall Street and MAGA warriors are becoming harder to ignore.