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 ›
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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 ›
The debate winner may not have been onstage
By Richard Lee With the Iowa caucuses less than three weeks away, Democratic presidential candidates took part in a two-hour debate sponsored by CNN and the Des Moines Register on Jan. 14. But the candidate who may have fared best… Read More ›
After an ‘astonishing’ election, the UK still faces challenges
By Lorenzo Cladi In the UK, a December general election is unusual. As the British people went to the polls on 12 December, it was the sixth time since 1800 that a general election took place in December and the… Read More ›
The demise of Kamala Harris
By Michael P. Riccards Another of the many Democrats for president has bit the ugly dust. Senator Kamala Harris of California has said she just cannot raise enough money to continue her quest. What she should say is that people… Read More ›
Are we doing enough to educate ourselves about the impeachment process?
By Michael P. Riccards The American Founding Fathers were extremely concerned about the uses and abuses of power. They gave the nation a system of divisions of powers, and its intention was to checkmate sudden change or grabs for territory… Read More ›
If you could build a president from scratch…
What if you had a chance to build a president rather than elect one? High school students had this very opportunity when they took part in CommDay at St. Bonaventure University on Oct. 18. As part of a CommDay workshop,… Read More ›
What was left out of the discussion
During the debate, I found it surprising that three topics weren’t talked about all too much: race relations, foreign affairs, and the environment/climate change. Essentially, I feel that these are important topics that voters want to hear about that were… Read More ›
Five major takeaways
Debate issues ranged from health care to foreign policies and gun violence to the economy. Here are the five major takeaways from Thursday night’s debate: Yang was asked a high volume of questions, especially pertaining to the economy. Questions in… Read More ›
