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United States Capitol Washington

Midterms Could Have Gone Worse for Democrats

Joe Biden’s party isn’t popular, but Republicans are worse.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 9, 2022January 10, 2023
United States Capitol Washington

Where Is the Party of Middle America?

The largest group of Americans aren’t Democrats or Republicans, but neither.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 7, 2022January 9, 2023
Joe Biden

Biden Would Repeat Dutch Mistakes in Regulating Freelancers

Stricter rules for contractors could lead to job losses.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 6, 2022November 13, 2022
Joe Biden Nancy Pelosi

Democrats Taxed and Regulated, Now Subsidize, Chips and Energy

It would have been cheaper to deregulate both industries.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 14, 2022January 8, 2023
Washington DC

Why Congress Let Biden’s Child Benefits Lapse

And what it can learn from the Dutch.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 26, 2022June 9, 2022
Joe Biden

Democrats Are Losing Touch with Middle America

Voters feel the party is drifting too far to the left.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 22, 2022May 30, 2022
Joe Biden

How Can Biden Be Successful and Unpopular At the Same Time?

Maybe he focused on the wrong things.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 29, 2022December 26, 2022
Joe Biden

Democrats Would Make American Child Care More Expensive

A bill would add regulation and shift costs to higher-income parents.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 25, 2021December 3, 2021
United States Capitol Washington

Democratic Recriminations Argue for Switch to Multiparty System

Socialists and center-left liberals shouldn’t be in the same political party.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 25, 2020June 6, 2023
Joe Biden

Biden Wins American Presidency, Trump Refuses to Concede

Democrats defend their majority in the House, but control of the Senate is still in the balance.

Atlantic SentinelAtlantic SentinelNovember 15, 2020November 17, 2022
Joe Biden

Biden Would Pull America from the Brink

Trump has brought out the worst in America. Biden would rejoin the Western world.

Atlantic SentinelAtlantic SentinelOctober 25, 2020November 24, 2021
Joe Biden

Biden Outpolls Trump in Swing States

The Republican’s law-and-order strategy isn’t working.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 4, 2020November 24, 2021
Joe Biden

What Biden Wants

For an alleged centrist, the Democrat has surprisingly left-wing plans.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 21, 2020December 1, 2021
Dilma Rousseff Barack Obama

Speechmaking Isn’t Governing

A good speech doesn’t make Michelle Obama a formidable presidential contender.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 18, 2020November 19, 2021
Cleveland Ohio

Education Has Become the Dividing Line in American Politics

College graduates vote Democratic. Non-college voters prefer Republicans.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 17, 2020October 25, 2021

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