By Ethan Pryor It’s primary season, and women have been a big part of the Democraic primary proicess. Being on the cusp of Women’s History Month and having Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, and Tulsi Gabbard carving new pathways for women… Read More ›
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Leave Bernie Sanders’ medical records alone
By Daniel Wenke During the process of presidential campaigning, the line for privacy seems to disappear. Journalists and the public seem to find things such as tax returns and medical records to be a top priority. We saw it back… Read More ›
What is the media covering in the Super Tuesday states?
Here is a look at what the media is covering in the Super Tuesday states. The overview was compiled by students in a Media and Democracy course at St. Bonaventure University Alabama: Delegates: 61 (52 pledged, 9 super) Five things… Read More ›
Sanders and Bloomberg fare best in NY State Primary poll
By Richard Lee With New York State’s Democratic Primary two months away, New York voters are leaning toward Sen. Bernie Sanders, but preferences for the candidates are scattered among the voters, according to a Siena College Poll released today. Sanders… Read More ›
Missing the point of the State of the Union
An online search of the State of the Union yields 2.9 billion results. What do the results have in common? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped up President Donald J. Trump’s speech. Trump refused to shake Pelosi’s hand as he walked… Read More ›
What happened in Iowa will not stay in Iowa
By Alex Marwaha Originally, I was completely for the Iowa caucus representing the country’s vote. People that I’ve discussed this issue with brought up great and interesting points about some of the surrounding facts I had never thought about, such… Read More ›
America First: Make America Nostalgic Again
By Philip G. Payne The 2020 presidential election marks not just President Trump’s re-election bid, but also the 100th anniversary of another presidential election marked by deep divides in America. A century after Warren G. Harding defeated James Cox we… Read More ›
Like Writing History with Lightning: The Politics of Nostalgia and New Media
By Philip G. Payne If we think of Warren G. Harding today, even looking back on the 1920 election, he seems old-timey in his boater-hat campaigning from his Front Porch in Marion, Ohio – more George Babbitt than Jay Gatsby…. Read More ›
Lee interviews former NJ governor
Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee took part in a Q&A session with former New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey at Rider University in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, Monday. McGreevey, the nation’s first openly gay governor, was the featured speaker… Read More ›
The simple math behind Trump’s Super Bowl ad
By Richard Lee I’ll admit it: Donald Trump’s first quarter Super Bowl ad took me by surprise. No talk of fake news, hoaxes or witch-hunts. No shots of cheering Trump supporters at a MAGA rally. Instead the ad featured Alice… Read More ›