T-12 Months: MJPS U.S. Election Outlook
In exactly 12 months, Americans will head to the polls for the 2020 election. Donald Trump will be fighting for reelection against the Democratic presidential nominee, while all 435 seats More
The Uphill Road to Trump’s Impeachment
With a majority of House Democrats in favor of an impeachment inquiry, and the smooth flow of damning evidence implicating President Trump in the Ukraine scandal, impeachment of the the More
Antisemitism in an Era of Misinformation
President Trump’s pursuit of the ethnic mobilization of the Jewish vote will effectively result in further prejudice against the American Jewish population. The reasoning behind this claim lies within Trump’s More
Paradise Lost: Modern Implications of the Illegitimate Occupation of Hawaii
The ICJ’s momentous ruling on the status of the Chagos Islands last month initiated a surge of discussion on the issue of incomplete decolonization. It caused a stir not only More
An Act For The People: How Democrats Can Reclaim the Anti-Corruption Message
This month, the US House of Representatives passed HR1, the flagship legislative initiative of the new Democratic majority. Formally titled “For the People Act,” the bill passed on a party More
Trump’s Emergency Declaration: Corrosion of the Constitution and the Future of American Policymaking
On February 15, 2019 President Donald Trump declared a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act to gain long-sought funding for his signature Mexico border wall. Passed by Congress in More
Op-Ed: Amy Klobuchar’s Toxic Leadership and the Faux-Feminism of the She-E-O
Throughout her career, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar has cultivated a public persona as a composed pragmatist who can solve hot-button issues through level headed diplomacy. Klobuchar announced her 2020 candidacy More
US 2020: Guide to the Candidates
With the 2020 Presidential Election fast approaching, candidates have been announcing their runs left, right, and centre (literally and figuratively). MJPS’ Candidate Tracker has the most up-to-date information on the More
The Northeastern Republican
To party veterans and lifelong Republicans, the Republican Party of 2019 is wholly unrecognizable. That Donald Trump has transformed the party by accelerating its gradual rightward drift and adding his More
The Demise of the Moderate Republican: The GOP’s Rightward Drift from Nixon to Trump
The Republican Party is no longer the party of Lincoln and Eisenhower. Nor are its congressional seats filled by liberal Rockefeller Republicans.The GOP has become the party of Donald Trump, More