Elections 2012: Debating the Power of the Presidency

Mark Trahant
September 24, 2012
How much power does the President of the United States have? Really?...
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Mitt Romney Proves Yet Again Just How Out of Touch He Is

For a man who prides himself on being a great businessman, Mitt Romney now carries the ignoble distinction of CEO of the most disastrous, chaotic and self-imploding campaign in modern history....

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September 23, 2012

Elections 2012: Abortion Debate Targets Native Students at University of New Mexico

Mark Trahant
September 20, 2012
The debate about abortion rights surfaced on the University of New Mexico campus this week – and American Indians were the focus...

Elections 2012: Will Young Voters Bother With Elections?

Mark Trahant
September 20, 2012
Univision host Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas interviewed Republican candidate Mitt Romney at a Meet the Candidate event in Miami on Wednesday night...

Elections 2012: An Independent Candidate for President?

Mark Trahant
September 18, 2012
Will America ever elect a real independent as president? There are lots of independent candidates running in 2012. Gary Johnson as a Libertarian ...

Elections 2012: T-Minus 49 Days and the Politics of What Romney Is Saying

Mark Trahant
September 18, 2012
Forget about what Romney said. Of course you can’t. He’s been framed...

Elections 2012: Romney Blames ‘Those People’ for What America Has Become

Mark Trahant
September 18, 2012
In a candid moment, when he thought no one was watching, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney dismissed nearly half of America as government freeloaders who will never vot...

Elections 2012: Don’t Expect a Political Debate About Poverty

Mark Trahant
September 17, 2012
Presidential candidates are keen on talking about “the middle class.” It’s a steady theme from both challenger Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama...

Elections 2012: Why Are Treaty Obligations ‘Discretionary’ Spending?

Mark Trahant
September 17, 2012
Nearly every politician, Democrat, Republican or independent, says that treaties made with American Indian tribes are solemn and sacred obligations...

Elections 2012: Deeply Destructive Budget Wasn’t Intended to Be Implemented

Mark Trahant
September 17, 2012
Sequester is a funny word. As a noun it means a general cut in government spending. As a verb it means to hide away...

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