Trump won't be the first president who's a Washington outsider. To push his agenda through congress, he'll need his establishment-friendly VP. Will Trump loosen the reins?
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A recent poster displayed Donald Trump with the Indian spiritual symbol of 'om.' Here is the problem:
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Avoiding questions about coughs and chronic conditions has a long political history in America.
Read More »How Trump’s ‘Mormon Problem’ May Cost Him Utah
Many evangelicals are backing Trump, so why hasn't he caught fire with Mormons? A scholar of Mormons' political beliefs counts the ways.
Read More »Trump’s Candidacy Real Test of American Democracy
Trump's ascendance as Republican nominee has brought American democracy at a crossroads where only American voters can save it from a total disaster.
Read More »Trump and the Future of US Power in the Pacific
Donald Trump’s scapegoating, zero-sum economic policies, threats to extort close allies over the continuation of the US forward deployment and his radically laissez-faire approach to nuclear diplomacy, will not only ultimately fail to address Americas’ grievances but also risks the future of the US as a Pacific and global power.
Read More »Passage Through Divided America
The hard-core Republican establishment is worried sick about a possible political disaster in November 2016. Could Trump possibly be a “Goldwater” moment for the Republican Party?
Read More »Political Ads: Dark Money Dominating Senate Contests
Dark money groups — 501(c) tax-exempt organizations — have been behind 28,551 ads in Senate races so far, compared with 16,102 paid for by super PACs.
Read More »What Trumpism Means for Democracy
American democracy has been failing for decades, so a disturbing number of us are turning to authoritarianism. Is Trump our Juan Perón?
Read More »Trump’s Winning Streak Reveals Bigotry’s Appeal in GOP
Nevada gave Trump his third victory and a widening lead over his GOP rivals. It's not his conservative values winning votes.
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