It’s hard to be an economist and, at the same time, be a Democrat. The reason? Most left-leaning Democrats reject the main teachings of economics. Yet more than 80% of academic economists are Democrats. For every Republican economist on college faculties, there are 4.5 Democrats. Consider just a few of the ways in which what economists […]
When it comes to climate matters, Vice President Kamala Harris has been playing a centrist on the campaign trail. However, while her campaign is now feigning support for fossil fuels, its recent hiring of Camila Thorndike as climate engagement director revealed Harris’s plans for climate policy are anything but reasonable. Thorndike, a former staffer for […]
Can you believe it? Tuesday is the most important Election Day in decades. The polls say it is a dead heat, but other signs point to a win for former President Donald Trump. As hopeful as I feel about the chances that Trump will win this election, and even take the House and Senate along […]
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said former President Trump “knows what he’s doing” with violent rhetoric about her on the campaign trail. “He knows what he’s doing. He knows it’s a threat to intimidate,” Cheney said on ABC’s "The View" on Monday. “Obviously, the intimidation won’t work.” Cheney’s response comes after Trump made comments describing...
The 2024 presidential race is focusing on the working-class voters, but the government's Current Population Survey data shows that the definition of this group is complex and often contradictory, and that the economic status and policy preferences of the working class often elude our intuition.
Former President Obama once famously said when Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) speaks, the entire Congress listens. The South Carolina Democrat is one of the most powerful voices in Congress, and in many ways, he is credited for Vice President Harris’s ascension. Now, with just one day until the election, the race is still tight...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a final election-eve pitch to voters, explicitly telling his supporters “do not vote for me.” Kennedy, an independent who unsuccessfully ran a third-party presidential bid, has spent the latter half of the campaign stumping for former President Trump. Just before Election Day, he’s trying to ensure that the antiestablishment coalition...
Despite claims of political polarization, the Democratic and Republican parties are unified in their temperament and values, with both candidates moving towards centrist positions on issues such as illegal immigration, gun control and trade.
Vice President Harris leads former President Trump by 4 percentage points, according to the final PBS News/NPR/Marist poll before the election. In their national survey of likely voters, Harris has the support of 51 percent of respondents, and Trump has support from 47 percent. The poll also revealed that among independents, Trump has a 5-point...