

CURRENT SERIES

In this 4-part series we explore the threat of dictatorship and authoritarian rule coming to America. We’ll take a close look at proposals made by former President Trump and the Right. We’ll also explore whether it’s actually the Democrats who most threaten our democracy. The November presidential election promises to be a turning point, and every voter needs to decide where they stand on the proposals and threats to our democracy.
“I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK?” Candidate Donald Trump at a campaign stop in Iowa on January 23, 2016 The prevailing wisdom among political pundits is that President Trump’s Republican base is unflinchingly loyal. Indeed, going back to his first term, Gallup…
Hardly a day goes by without President Trump, Republicans, and the conservative media accusing the “Radical Left Democrats” of pursuing some “extreme” or “deranged” policy that goes against the will of the American people. They say Democrat policies and actions have ruined the country, leaving Americans worse off. Meanwhile, Trump and the Republicans are adopting…
It’s old news that Republicans and Democrats are becoming increasingly alienated from one another. The rapid deterioration is depicted in this Pew Research Center graphic: It’s also old news that our political leaders, political parties, and their respective media allies all-too-often create and stoke this division. After all, polling studies tell us that hate, fear,…

In this 10-part series we’ll examine why the highly partisan approach being used to control federal spending and the national debt has both failed the country and further divided Americans. We’ll discover a better way to address these problems by conducting an analysis that enables us to understand why federal spending is inevitably in the red, and why the national debt has continued to grow.

In this 4-part series we’ll focus on gun violence and mass shootings in America. We’ll explore why the highly partisan approach being used to address gun violence has both divided the country and failed to produce solutions. Through analysis and research we’ll better understand the multi-faceted nature of gun violence and identify common ground solutions that can reverse the growing tragedy of gun violence.

In this 4-part series we explore the threat of dictatorship and authoritarian rule coming to America. We’ll take a close look at proposals made by former President Trump and the Right. We’ll also explore whether it’s actually the Democrats who most threaten our democracy. The November presidential election promises to be a turning point, and every voter needs to decide where they stand on the proposals and threats to our democracy.