After four years of Democratic Party control over both houses of Congress, the American voting public opted for a change last Tuesday. As result of elections around the country, Republicans will control the United States House of Representatives next year, and the Democratic majority in the United States Senate has been narrowed. An analysis of this election [...]
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Political New Year’s Wishes
On New Year’s Eve, my family always follows the tradition of eating twelve grapes, one at a time, and making a wish per grape. The wishes are supposed to involve something we want to accomplish during the upcoming year. If I make twelve political wishes tonight, this is what they’d be: For a special election [...]