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What Went Wrong with Polling in the 2016 Election?

by Wendy Melillo

One lesson is already clear: We expect too much from polls.

Shoe on Other Foot Department: Now a Foreign Government Is Interfering in Our Elections

by John Dickson

But Trump won’t admit it?

Can Cultural History Explain the Trump Phenomenon?

by David A. Horowitz

The Second Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s arguably represents the combination of white cultural nationalism, traditional morality, and populist self-identity we are seeing today.

The Electoral College System Gone Mad

by Ronald L. Feinman

Maybe nothing can be done to dismantle the Electoral College, but it won’t matter over the long term.

White College Grads Preferred Donald Trump?

by John Willingham

This raises the question: What happened to critical thinking?

Donald Trump’s Selling the White House to Corporate America

by Ronald L. Feinman

His appointments so far are shockingly more extreme than at any point in all of American history.

Trump’s Got No Mandate

by Ronald L. Feinman

He not only badly lost the popular vote, he did this in an election where there was no major third party candidate to blame for his receiving a low total. This is unprecedented.

Trump’s Cabinet Picks Break with a Tradition Going Back to George Washington (Does He Realize This?)

by Lindsay M. Chervinsky

Since George Washington’s day, presidents have sought balance in their selections. Not Trump.

Is Congress Mistakenly Loosening the Regulation of New Drugs and Medical Devices?

by Kelly McBride Folkers and Alison Bateman-House

A bill that will do that – and a lot of other things – has got broad bipartisan support.

Hillary Was More Abigail Adams than Eleanor Roosevelt. That May Have Cost Her the Election.

by Wallace Hettle

Like Abigail, who speculated in war bonds, she grew rich.

What the East Needs to Learn from the West about Devastating Fires

by Stephen J. Pyne

For decades it was convenient to treat those outbreaks as a freak of nature. No more.

Why We Shouldn’t Be Surprised the Walter Scott Case Ended in a Hung Jury

by Steve Estes

If we don’t face the race problem there will be far too many hung juries and far too little justice in our future.

A Lesson from the Nazi Era Is that We Must Be Wary

by Walter G. Moss

Trump’s no Hitler, but we must watch carefully to see how he exercises power.

There’s a Compelling Reason Why We Shouldn’t Lock-up and Exile Satirists, Whistleblowers and Journalists

by Frank Palmeri

You can find it written in the biological evolution of our species.

The Rightwing Media Publication that Deeply Influenced Ronald Reagan

by Laurence Jurdem

It was “Human Events.” Is Breitbart serving the same role for Donald Trump?

What Were White Evangelicals Thinking?

by Adam Laats

They didn’t hold their nose and vote for Trump. They voted enthusiastically. Here’s why.

Do We Really Have to Learn All Over Again What the Enlightenment Taught Us About the Downsides of Trade Wars?

by Andrew J. Hamilton

Walling off neighbors has horrible consequences.

Trump’s Not Hitler, But Their Voters Display Some Similarities

by Walter G. Moss

They made foolish choices.

Is There Still a “Party of Lincoln?”

by Van Gosse

We should get clear about who stands for what these days.

What Were the Founders Thinking When They Created the Electoral College?

by Andrew Shankman

The institution makes no sense given the development of political parties.