Author / Garrett Cunningham
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The Plan To Elect The President By Majority
The United States Constitution is outdated, rigid, and quirky. It is the oldest living Constitution, is notoriously difficult to amend, and it established arcane institutions like the Electoral College, which is so convoluted that no other country decided to emulate it. The Constitution is also unique in that it cedes a substantial amount of legislative…
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Electability Is Voters’ Priority Issue In 2020
The 2020 Democratic primary field is crowded. There’s a black, female frontrunner, a gay mayor, a black senator, progressive white women, a Hispanic housing secretary, an Asian American businessman, and white men who range from centrist dad to socialist grandpa. With 11 announced candidates and 12 still deciding, voters have their work cut out for…
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The Conspirator-In-Chief
In the weeks leading up to the 2018 midterms, the United States faced an onslaught of right-wing terror. Among these tragic events was the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history, in which eleven were killed and seven were injured in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. Within hours, it was clear that the shooter was motivated by…
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One Person, One Vote(?)
Developing the Constitution of the United States was not easy. A testament to political engineering, the Constitution had to strike a balance of federal representation between its largest and smallest states. The compromise between these states meant that an upper chamber, the Senate, would consist of two senators per state while the lower chamber, the…
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Immigration And The Overton Window
The Trump administration’s zero-tolerance immigration policy implemented in April saw the separation of over 2,300 children from their parents. Under the policy, all adults that were caught crossing into the United States were to be criminally prosecuted and sent to a federal jail. Unable to remain with their parents in jail, migrant children were detained.…
