A Few Things you’ll Hate about Being President
Indeed, many of the presidents have been miserable in the White House and eight chief executives have died in office. One reason presidents are so miserable is all the things they cannot do.
Read moreIndeed, many of the presidents have been miserable in the White House and eight chief executives have died in office. One reason presidents are so miserable is all the things they cannot do.
Read moreThe advantage to proportional representation is that members of minority parties and groups get representation. For example, Democrats in Red states such as Texas and Republicans in Blue states such as California. Under our current system, Democrats in Red areas and Republicans in Blue areas get no representation in Congress or state legislatures.
Read moreThe bottom line is that in America today, illiberalism pays. As long as illiberalism pays it will endure.
Read morePolitics might not seem the most glamorous of subjects because of its climate of cynicism, evolving political landscape, the abundance of controversial topics, and combative media attention.
Read moreScrapping the presidency seems radical to Americans. Yet the data show the presidency could be a threat to our freedom. It’s something to think about.
Read moreBillionaires’ wealth raises some interesting questions. In particular, the possibility of eliminating some federal taxes.
Read moreHow rotten is the US Senate? Vox’s Ian Miller estimates 16% of the nation’s population elected half the US Senate in 2020. By Miller’s estimate, 25 US States contain 84% of the nation’s population, yet they get the same representation as the 25 states with 16% of the population.
Read moreOne of the worst policies America’s undemocratic government enforces is to keep housing prices as high as possible to benefit property owners and speculators. Thus, America’s housing bubble is the creation of America politics.
Read moreSo how long can the US Constitution last? History offers no simple answers here because written constitutions are a recent phenomenon.
Read moreFirst Nixon was a vigorous supporter of America’s welfare state. In fact, Nixon spent much of his administration fighting for welfare state expansion.
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