On this Earth Day 2024, it is essential to remember the words of Theodore Roosevelt that an America that is not good for all of us is not good for any of us.
Politics
Pledging hatred
Americans are deeply committed to the First Amendment freedoms, but the owners of social media should be held more accountable.
The disruption of American democracy
Americans have lost the notions of civic virtue that Washington and Adams prized so much.
Not your normal Super Tuesday; Not your normal SOTU
No matter how long one follows politics, there’s always something new around the corner.
The 1984 Mondale campaign has a lesson for Nikki Haley
Walter Mondale ran for president in a different era than Nikki Haley — and as a member of a different political party. But the paths of the Democratic who ran for the Oval Office in 1984 and the Republican seeking her party’s 2024 nomination may intersect today.
PolitiFact Workshop returns to St. Bonaventure
Students are once again working with PolitiFact Senior Correspondent Louis Jacobson and Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee to check facts and write articles for PolitiFact.
Trump and SCOTUS: The Likely Outcomes, and the Role of Chief Justice Roberts
By Alan J. Steinberg I have been criticized for an excessive inclination to engage in political punditry. As to that species of punditry involving the prediction of elections, I plead guilty. Whether my predictions are accurate or inaccurate, my analysis… Read More ›
When a carefully-orchestrated event goes south
Even the most powerful people are subject to circumstances beyond their control – and this is exactly what happened to President Joe Biden Friday.
Nikki Haley and ‘The Lost Cause’
A presidential scholar shares his thoughts on recent developments in the campaign for president.
Public policy garners little attention in media coverage of presidential race
It’s not unusual for horserace issues to dominate campaign coverage, but it is intriguing to see that posts on international affairs appeared much more often than domestic issues, which have a more immediate impact on voters.
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