Recent Elections & Politics Posts
Is Doug Burgum Breaking Campaign Finance Laws to Try to Get on the Debate Stage?
Brief #87 – Elections & Politics Policy Brief
by Ian Milden
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum recently launched a Presidential Campaign, which he is largely funding through his personal fortune.
Presidential Plans to Circumvent the Supreme Court Veto of The Student Loan Program
Brief #86 – Elections & Politics Policy Brief
by Arvind Salem
Biden has unveiled the SAVE plan… Rather than a conventional loan forgiveness plan.
A Depressing Look at the Current List of GOP Presidential Candidates
Brief #85 – Elections & Politics Policy Brief
by Abigail Hunt
As the political primary season looms, the candidates of the Grand Ol’ Party are going to extreme lengths…
Democrats’ Attempts to Rearrange the Primary Calendar Have Put Biden in a Bind
Brief #84 – Elections & Politics Policy Brief
by Ian Milden
There’s not a particularly good solution available to Biden and the DNC in resolving the primary calendar dilemma.
The Republican Presidential Candidates Positions on Education and Immigration
Brief #83 – Elections & Politics Policy Brief
by Abigail Hunt
On educational policies, some candidates have supported an influx of monies to boost their state’s educational outcomes, and most candidates support funneling federal and state funds to private schools as well as public…
Indicted Again: Breaking Down the Classified Documents Case Against Donald Trump
Brief #82 – Elections & Politics Policy Brief
by Arvind Salem
On June 8, 2023, Donald Trump became the first president in history to face federal criminal charges.
The Spread of Political Misinformation and How to Stop It
Brief #81 – Elections & Politics Policy
by Rudolph Lurz
On December 4th, 2016, Edgar Welch drove several hours from his North Carolina home and entered the Comet Ping Pong pizza restaurant in Washington, D.C. carrying an AR-15 rifle.
Examining the Impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Brief #80 – Elections & Politics Policy
by Ian Milden
The Texas State House voted to impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton on May 27th after a lengthy and quiet investigation by a bipartisan state house committee.
The Republican Presidential Candidates’ Positions on Abortion
Brief #79 – Elections & Politics Policy
by Abigail Hunt
Overall, each candidate supports banning abortion at some level, limiting women’s access to care and cementing our international infamy of having the worst maternal health outcomes of any developed nation, at a rate of more than 17 deaths per 100,000 births.