As a born-and-raised, current resident of South Carolina, many of us were shocked to find that our United States Senator, Lindsey Graham, had died unexpectedly at the age of 71. While there are naturally some conspiracy theories about his death, this is not what this blog post is about. As someone who succeeded Strom Thurmond…
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Remembering Why Stephen Colbert Is An Absolute Legend in Political Comedy
The other day, The Late Show on CBS came to an end with the final episode of Stephen Colbert’s run as host. While late-night shows are proving to be unprofitable in the age of on-demand streaming and the near collapse of traditional cable, it feels like a good moment to reminisce about how influential Stephen…
Why Thomas Massie Losing Is a Long Term Mistake For The Republican Party
It didn’t take long on Tuesday night for the results to show that Republican Thomas Massie, congressman for Kentucky’s 4th District, had lost his primary battle. Opinion polls and prediction markets were heavily against him winning, so I wasn’t totally surprised. Primary upsets have become fairly common within the Republican Party, and losing Thomas Massie…
Why Trump’s Gerrymandering War is Proof the Practice Should End
For most American presidents, the commander in chief does not particularly look forward to the midterms. In 2018, during Donald Trump’s first term, the midterms produced a huge blue wave against him. His second term has gone so disastrously that the writing is clearly on the wall, and Donald Trump knows it, his administration knows…
(Not So) Fun Fact: The Ohio Senator Who Tried To Make Trump Criticism Illegal
Robert Kagan recently wrote a opinion piece to The Washington Post warning that Donald Trump coming back to the White House could mean a dictatorship in America. Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) was so upset by the letter that he reported the journalist to the Department of Justice to falsely report him for an “insurrection.”