Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Guise of Progressivism
Just over a year ago, Chicago swore in its first Black woman, and first openly gay mayor, Lori Lightfoot. Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor, and political outsider, ran a campaign More
T-5 Months: MJPS U.S. Election Outlook
In exactly five 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
Why Democrats Won’t Repeal Right-to-Work
In the several elections held since Donald Trump took office, Democrats have scored wins across the country. Besides rebuilding control in places where the party lost influence during the Obama More
Flash Analysis: Sanders and Buttigieg Tie for Delegates in Messy Iowa Caucuses
After months of campaigning, the first real test has come for the 2020 Democratic candidates: the Iowa caucuses. While Iowa only awards 41 pledged delegates out of the 3,979 that More
Opinion: The Bernie Bro Myth – A Baseless & Hypocritical Establishment Smear
As voting in the Democratic primary election begins, the race looks increasingly frozen in place, with Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden competing for front runner status. This is a stark More
Anti-Intellectualism in American Political Culture
Contemporary examples of anti-intellectual movements in the US can be found from mainstream politics to the more fringe: from the election of a TV personality with no political experience to More
Opinion: New Year, New President? Allan Lichtman and Predicting the 2020 Presidential Election
As we enter a new century, we also enter a new year of political leadership, with the upcoming US presidential election to be held on November 3rd, 2020. Whether or More
Analyzing Democratic Wins in Virginia and Kentucky
American voters went to the polls to elect candidates to municipal and statewide office on November 5th. Most of these elections were low-turnout, uncontroversial affairs with the exception of two More
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