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Senator Josh Hawley pinching a face mask slightly away from his nose and mouth with his eyebrows raised

A Senate of cowards and extremists

Brenden Hill
February 16, 2021

It is often said that history repeats itself, but that saying typically doesn't mean history repeats itself so quickly. Once again, the Senate has failed to punish a dangerous man whose fascistic plan to break American democracy was only thwarted by his laziness and ineptitude.  This...

Opinion: From the Senate to the Supreme Court, our government needs institutional change

Opinion: From the Senate to the Supreme Court, our government needs institutional change

Brenden Hill
May 7, 2020

Right now, the 2020 election and the coronavirus are prompting a lot of discussion of the cultural and economic problems in the U.S. Sadly, the institutional changes that are needed to address these issues are rarely part of the discussion. People believe things like the...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released an official Senate photograph of Senators taking the oath at the start of the Senate impeachment trial today.

Impeachment: What’s the point?

Brenden Hill
February 4, 2020

One of the first things taught in any U.S. government class is the separation of powers. It is a foundational principle of the American system of government. However, the last few weeks of President Trump’s impeachment process call into question how real that separation...

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