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The dwindling ranks of those who line up to defend America’s system are able to do so only if they view it through a prism of its lofty 18th-century ideals, rather than 21st-century realities.
A recent study shows Donald Trump is out of date when he claims “people are pouring across our southern border”.
Well Santa has come and gone, at least for the largest proportion of the world’s population. And, as we reach the end of the year, it is inevitably time to review recent trends and the prospects for 2016…
George Wallace, Ross Perot and Pat Buchanan all reshaped American elections with their populism. Is Donald Trump just standing on their shoulders?
Who is most fit to serve as America’s commander-in-chief? Our scholars watched the latest GOP debate to decide.
That means turning against Tea Party favorites Trump and Cruz.
An expert on American political rhetoric breaks down Donald Trump’s rhetorical prowess, pointing to the various techniques the candidate has mastered.
Thomas Jefferson would disagree with Trump’s call to bar one religious group from entering the country. But that’s not to say that Trump’s idea isn’t anything new in American history.
Donald Trump is Protestant, Bernie Sanders is Jewish and Ted Cruz is a Southern Baptist. But do such religious affiliations mean anything?
Trump is up – way up – in the polls, but he’s losing the endorsement game.
Winston Churchill famously suggested that: You can always count on Americans to do the right thing – after they’ve tried everything else. Speaking with his characteristic mix of the compassionate and cerebral…
If journalism is supposed to be a force for truth, accountability and enlightenment in the political process, then it appears to be failing on the biggest of stages.
Furious nativist radicals are on the march – but are they really all birds of a feather?
Two political scholars evaluate the fourth GOP debate. This round was more about the issues, and less about the moderators.
Was the latest GOP debate designed just to give candidates – and viewers – something to tweet about?
His poll numbers are tanking. He’s cutting staff. It’s time for Jeb to deliver – or go home.
Donald Trump and Carly Fiorina boast that their business experience would make them excellent presidents, yet their immigration policies fall short of the lessons from Business 101.
Trump is getting protective over his trademark ‘Make America Great Again’. But it might not be such a good idea.
The generation who grew up during the Cold War and came to age through the unrest of Vietnam and the civil rights movement still dominate American politics.
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