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‘Mistaken, misread, misquoted, mislabeled, and mis-spoken’ – what Woody Guthrie wrote about the national debt debate in Congress during the Depression

Mark Allan Jackson, Middle Tennessee State University The debt ceiling debate between the House GOP and President Joe Biden could, if not solved, lead to economic chaos and destruction – so it might seem strangely lighthearted to wonder what a Great Depression-era…

May 17, 2023
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Trump found liable for assaulting, defaming E. Jean Carroll – after a trial where he relied on a discredited myth about how women should react to rape

Anne P. DePrince, University of Denver A Manhattan jury has found that former President Donald Trump sexually abused journalist E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s and defamed her by saying that she had lied about the assault. The jury, which…

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Biden’s dragging poll numbers won’t matter in 2024 if enough voters loathe his opponent even more

Charles R. Hunt, Boise State University Commentators were quick to note President…

Can Biden and McCarthy avert a calamitous debt default? 3 evidence-backed leadership strategies that might help

Wendy K. Smith, University of Delaware The U.S. is teetering toward an…

Good Friday Agreement: Joe Biden’s historic visit to Ireland comes during turbulent times

Liam Kennedy, University College Dublin The US president, Joe Biden, is expected in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. His visit…

April 10, 2023

Manhattan grand jury votes to indict Donald Trump, showing he, like all other presidents, is not an imperial king

Shannon Bow O’Brien, The University of Texas at Austin A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict former President Donald Trump on March 30, 2023, for his alleged role in paying porn star…

April 5, 2023

Donald Trump faces his arrest with a public perp walk into a Manhattan courtroom – this could energize, not humiliate, the former president

Mary Angela Bock, The University of Texas at Austin Former President Donald Trump exited his black SUV and waved to supporters as he walked, flanked by Secret Service agents, into a downtown…

April 4, 2023

Trump’s indictment stretches US legal system in new ways – a former prosecutor explains 4 key points to understand

Jeffrey Bellin, William & Mary Law School When former President Donald Trump turns himself over to authorities in New York on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, and is arraigned, the charges on which…

April 2, 2023

Trump indictment won’t keep him from presidential race, but will make his reelection bid much harder

Stefanie Lindquist, Arizona State University A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict former President Donald Trump. The specific state charges, reports The New York Times, “remain a mystery” but will be…

March 30, 2023

Nashville attack renews calls for assault weapons ban – data shows there were fewer mass shooting deaths during an earlier 10-year prohibition

Michael J. Klein, New York University The shooting deaths of three children and three adults inside a Nashville school has put further pressure on Congress to look at imposing a ban on…

March 29, 2023

When it comes to explaining elections in Congress, gerrymandering is overrated

Charles R. Hunt, Boise State University Over the past decade, a consistent refrain in discussions of politics has been that partisan gerrymandering – the drawing of congressional district lines to disproportionately advantage…

March 28, 2023

Presidential hopefuls are considering these 5 practical factors before launching their 2024 campaigns

Robbin Mellen Jr., University of South Florida The 2024 race for the White House is in motion. Democratic incumbent President Joe Biden said in October 2022 that he intends to seek a…

March 27, 2023

In Congress, breaking unwritten rules that encouraged civility and enabled things to get done is becoming the new normal

Sarah Burns, Rochester Institute of Technology When House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ordered an investigation into the Manhattan district attorney’s ongoing criminal probe of former President Donald Trump, he broke with House practices…

March 23, 2023

20 years on, George W. Bush’s promise of democracy in Iraq and Middle East falls short

Brian Urlacher, University of North Dakota President George W. Bush and his administration put forward a variety of reasons to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In the months before the U.S.…

March 21, 2023
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