Millions around the country were captivated by the spectacle, but when Brett Kavanaugh testified before the Senate on September 27, 2018, he had an audience of five senators — two Democrats, three Republicans. He needed to convince two; in the end, he won the support of three. Ten days later, Kavanaugh was sworn in as … Read more
It only took 60 seconds of footage to make the message clear: “The stakes are too high for you to stay home.” American voters were responsible for protecting the angelic toddler counting daisy petals against a full-blown nuclear crisis — and, by implication, a Goldwater presidency. According to the ad, Americans could only do one … Read more
The spacious, collaborative space gleams with ergonomic chairs and large windows. Groups cluster at various tables, working on projects like monitoring water quality, creating educational video games, and increasing Wi-Fi accessibility. Other small groups plan for meetings with local leaders and businesses that they will be in contact with over the course of a project. … Read more
On a Friday afternoon in late September, Facebook announced that it had been the subject of a major security breach. Hackers had infiltrated the social network, gaining access to around 50 million personal accounts, the worst attack in the the company’s history. Later reports speculated that the perpetrator might have been a foreign power, sparking … Read more
In the pursuit of increasingly modern and expedient elections, the United States has lost sight of the one quality of elections that is paramount to democracy: reliability. In a world of near-instant results and electronically cast ballots on touchscreen devices, we have lost the essential ability to reliably know that all votes are properly counted. … Read more
In 2016, the majority of Cuban-Americans supported a candidate that made anti-immigration a cornerstone of his campaign — a choice that is difficult to reconcile with the behavior of other Latino voters. Exit polls for the greater Cuban-American population in Florida, for example, indicate that a disproportionate amount of Cuban-Americans supported Trump compared to other … Read more
Based on an analysis conducted by the New York Times, President Donald Trump issued 444 separate Twitter attacks on the so-called “fake news media” between his declaration of candidacy and July of this year. He questioned the credibility of the New York Times alone 211 times, and cast doubt on the Washington Post on 51 … Read more
Despite accounting for over 40 percent of global spending on prescription drugs, American patients may still be falling short of their recommended dosages. According to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, roughly 30 percent of all pharmaceutical prescriptions in the United States are “never filled,” which has directly led to almost $300 billion in … Read more
There’s an old saying that goes, “Once in your life, you need a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, or a preacher. But everyday, three times a day, you need a farmer.” It’s true, everyone must eat. But it’s becoming harder to feed the world’s population, which is expected to reach more than nine billion people … Read more
Democrats have had eyes on this seat ever since the 2016 election returns came in. They ran a candidate with no political experience against a nine-term, conservative Republican incumbent who had never faced a significant challenger in this formerly ruby-red seat. The Democrat won. This is the story of Texas’s 7th congressional district, where Democrat … Read more