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The second round of debates for the herd of Democratic presidential candidates got underway last night. Unlike the current office holder, the ten wannabe presidents who gathered in Detroit demonstrated their seriousness about policy. In fact, that was the theme of the evening – parsing policy differences about health care, student debt forgiveness and foreign policy. The back and forth among the candidates was a window into the future of the Democratic party. The party has been drifting leftward recently–although not...

Toward the end of the Democratic presidential primaries in 2016, a false conspiracy theory that a data analyst was murdered by Hillary Clinton was spread around the internet and promoted by Fox News, despite being denied by law enforcement officials and reputable media outlets. Now a Yahoo! News investigation found the origins of the conspiracy theory: a Russian intelligence agency. On July 10, 2016, Seth Rich, the Voter Expansion Data Director for the Democratic National Committee (DNC), was murdered in D.C....

The second Democratic debate featured more squabbling than the first one, highlighting the generational divide with which the party is grappling. It also shakes the race up, thanks to the performances of some of the key candidates. As might be expected, the front runner, Joe Biden, was faced with the toughest questions and the most attacks from fellow candidates. In one devastating moment, Sen. Kamala Harris effectively eviscerated the former VP for his opposition to busing by telling him that...

A recent Quinnipiac Poll found that the top six Democratic presidential candidates, including out South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, beating Donald Trump in head-to-head matchups. According to the poll, if Buttigieg faced off against Trump in the general election, he would win 47% of the popular vote, while Trump would win 42%. Former Vice President Joe Biden had the biggest lead against Trump, winning with 53% of the vote to Trump’s 40%. But Trump would be trounced by many of the...

The 1990’s signified the start of a change, regarding how homosexuality was viewed by the majority. But the times were still uncertain, as today’s supporters were convinced detractors back in the days. Clinton, for instance, signed in 1993 the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” decree, meant to protect the gay soldiers and allow then to join the military forces, which previously was not possible. But in 1996, the same Bill Clinton, signed the Defense of Marriage Act that defined the...