The US and Canada
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Why the Polls Missed Again in 2020
BY CAROLINE SUTTON – Polls hinted at a “blue wave” in 2020. Instead, Democrats lost seats in the House of Representatives. What’s wrong with polling? Caroline Sutton looks at what’s changed since its heyday.
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When Elections Go Wrong
BY SCOTT WAGNER – The world is holding its breath today—and probably will be for days to come. Five elections have been disputed throughout US history. We’re likely headed for a sixth.
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Historical Primer: Debate Canceled After Trump Refuses to Attend
BY SCOTT WAGNER – Instead of debating tonight, Trump will host a town hall in Miami. The last major candidate to cancel a debate? Jimmy Carter in 1980.
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Anti-Immigrant Racism in the United States: American as Apple Pie
BY JUSTIN FAULHABER – The two images could not be more incongruous: on one side, the Statue of Liberty, a beacon of light in a world of darkness. On the other, Trump’s border wall, an imposing statement in concrete saying “Keep Out…Or Else.” Justin Faulhaber explains how, too often, the nation of immigrants has built…
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Historical Primer: Democrats Push for Court Reform
BY SCOTT WAGNER – Scott Wagner looks at FDR’s attempt to expand the Supreme Court in 1937 and why Democrats might have more success today.
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How the Italian-American Dream Became a Racial Nightmare
BY ISABEL ROBERTSON – How can a nation of diverse immigrants have such a problem with race? In order to complete the transformation from denigrated to integrated, some European immigrant groups adopted racist sentiments already prevalent in the United States. Isabel Robertson explains.
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Race and the Second Amendment: “If Only He Had Been Armed”
BY SCOTT WAGNER – In June, a St. Louis couple the internet dubbed “Ken and Karen” went viral for confronting peaceful protesters with (improperly handled) firearms. Charged with a felony, Mark and Patricia McCloskey are speaking today at the Republican National Convention. They typify a certain American phenomenon: using racialized fear to justify abuse of…
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Race and the Second Amendment: Reconstruction and Repression
BY SCOTT WAGNER – After the Civil War, Southern Society was broken. The Second Amendment was used to help rebuild it. Read more in Part Two of Scott Wagner’s series on race and the Second Amendment.
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Race and the Second Amendment: Protecting the “Peculiar Institution”
BY SCOTT WAGNER – Amidst the largest protests for racial justice in US history, gun sales rose for the second time in 2020. As Scott Wagner demonstrates in the first of our three-part series, racism, violence, and the right to bear arms have been constant companions since the emergence of Atlantic slavery.
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“The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” – Or Will It?
In late May, the United States was confronted with 8 minutes and 46 seconds of racial violence and hatred. Our Chief Editor Victoria Jones sat down with Allen Linton, a PhD candidate at the University of Chicago, to discuss whether the George Floyd protests and corresponding social media activism represent a moment or a movement.
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