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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, 2022March 1, 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, 2020October 26, 2021
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, 2020December 8, 2021
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
Kamala Harris

Harris Is a Good Choice

The California senator ticks many of the right boxes.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 12, 2020December 2, 2021
San Juan Puerto Rico

Democrats Should Give Caribbean and Pacific Islands Statehood

3.5 million Americans have no federal representation.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 18, 2020December 3, 2021
Seattle Washington

Biden’s Housing Plan Emulates Europe

In a good way.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 10, 2020November 28, 2021

Democratic Primary News

What went right for Biden and wrong for Sanders.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 17, 2020November 24, 2021

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