Early States Mean Nothing Anymore By: Bradford Kimball The Iowa Caucus saved Jimmy Carter’s campaign in 1976. The New Hampshire primary saved Bill Clinton’s campaign in 1992. These small states, with respective populations of 3.1 million in Iowa and 1.389 million in New Hampshire, have allowed less well-known candidates to shine and gain momentum in the […]
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BRICS Is Doomed To Fail
The coalition poses little threat to the U.S. dollar By Bradford Kimball ’24 Brick by brick, stone by stone, BRICS has been steadily expanding its alliance and trying to challenge the ubiquity of the U.S. Dollar. In 2023, BRICS, the alliance between the developing economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, announced that […]
Nancy Pelosi’s Retirement
Reflections on the House’s New Generation By: Bradford Kimball Nancy Pelosi was a sharp and effective Speaker of the House. She leaves behind a strong legacy of legislative accomplishment as the first woman Speaker of the House of Representatives. Pelosi’s retirement signals the end of an era, though she has left the Democratic caucus in […]
Newsom Survives: Trumpism Rebuked
Bradford Kimball // California’s Rebuke of Recall Reveals Republicans Haunted by Trump // Trumpism is killing the Republican party’s electoral chances. California Governor Gavin Newsom’s victory in a recall attempt proves that Democrats do not have to worry when facing a Republican party still controlled by the specter of former president Donald Trump. With 62% […]
Outlook on 2022 Midterms
By: Bradford Kimball Can the Blue Wall stop a Red Wave in 2022? Since 2002, the party in power has consistently lost midterm elections. Traditional wisdom would state that the Democrats would suffer losses in 2022, similar to Obama’s Democrats in 2010. However, Democrats have a solid chance to hold both their House and Senate […]