Politics Archive
Archives for December 2015


If the increasingly less unthinkable happens and Donald Trump becomes the GOP nominee, could he actually win the presidency?


With a big new federal education law in effect, George W. Bush’s education law is gone.


Sanders has more supporters than Trump, and they’re younger.


They’re coming for you, Speaker Ryan.


And non-fans who are just interested in a pretty famous incident in US politics and foreign policy.


Democrats think they can count on the Latino vote. This poll suggests otherwise.


Leading scientists say more diversity is crucial to increasing the number of minorities in math and science professions.


She’s played a role in almost every important story this year.


Right now, the federal government is willfully ignorant about guns.


The “mismatch” theory is popular among conservatives — but there’s little evidence behind it.


The definition has always been flawed.


Conservatives decided to search for the “missing white voters” and Trump found them.


As US politics gets more xenophobic, Canada is moving in the opposite direction.


Lots of money on apparently useless ads.


How a concept from political science helps explain why the Republican field has been so cruel to Muslims — Donald Trump worst of all.