Filibuster and the Senate

December 10, 2025 USGOPO 0

Endless Debate. The United States Senate serves as the cooling saucer of our democracy, to avoid rash decisions and to slow the political process down. […]

Amicus Curiae

November 21, 2025 USGOPO 0

Friend of the Court. Not all actions taken by interests groups revolve around campaign contributions or wealthy donors. In fact, most of the work of […]

Willie Horton

October 20, 2025 USGOPO 0

Dog-whistle politics. The 1988 Willie Horton Ad is considered to be one of the most explosive political ads in modern times. The ad, created by […]

Superdelegates

October 17, 2025 USGOPO 0

The division within the Democratic Party. Superdelegates are unelected and unpledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention.  Generally they are elected officials (congress members, governor, […]

Critical Elections and Realignment

October 14, 2025 USGOPO 0

Political Realignment? A realigning election is rare in American history. Political scientists generally agreed that there have been at least five realigning elections in American […]