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Is America a Democracy or a Republic?
How Does the Supreme Court's voting rights decision change American politics?
What are current predictions for the 2026 Midterm Elections?
What is the hidden environmental cost of AI?
What is the President's power over tariffs?
What does VA health care tell us about single-payer systems?
Why Are TSA Lines So Long Right Now?
What do Phamacy Benefit Managers Do?
What right do Americans have to protest?
What are the Pros and Cons of the attacks on Iran?
Why is healthcare so expensive?
Is Congress enacting fewer laws?
Can undocumented individuals get government-funded health care?
What are the Epstein Files?
Is it possible to lower prescription drug prices?
Is America a Democracy or a Republic?
How Does the Supreme Court's voting rights decision change American politics?
What are current predictions for the 2026 Midterm Elections?
What is the hidden environmental cost of AI?
What is the President's power over tariffs?
What does VA health care tell us about single-payer systems?
Why Are TSA Lines So Long Right Now?
What do Phamacy Benefit Managers Do?
What right do Americans have to protest?
What are the Pros and Cons of the attacks on Iran?
Why is healthcare so expensive?
Is Congress enacting fewer laws?
Can undocumented individuals get government-funded health care?
What are the Epstein Files?
Is it possible to lower prescription drug prices?
What's Driving Higher Prescription Drug Prices?
How has Polarization in Congress changed over time?
What are the options for ACA subsidies?
Is the President in charge of the National Guard?
Can the EPA regulate CO2?
What is happening in Venezuela?
What are discharge petitions?
What are the Affordable Care Act Subsidies?
Why are states redistricting years after the Census?
Do Term limits Affect Legislative Productivity?
Which cities have high crime rates?
What are Sanctuary Cities?
How are Members of Congress describing the 2025 government shutdown?
How do Members of Congress talk about each other?
What is nonpartisan redistricting?
What's Driving Higher Prescription Drug Prices?
How has Polarization in Congress changed over time?
What are the options for ACA subsidies?
Is the President in charge of the National Guard?
Can the EPA regulate CO2?
What is happening in Venezuela?
What are discharge petitions?
What are the Affordable Care Act Subsidies?
Why are states redistricting years after the Census?
Do Term limits Affect Legislative Productivity?
Which cities have high crime rates?
What are Sanctuary Cities?
How are Members of Congress describing the 2025 government shutdown?
How do Members of Congress talk about each other?
What is nonpartisan redistricting?
Why do politicians gerrymander?
How would term limits impact Republicans and Democrats in Congress?
What does it mean for the federal government to shut down?
How Many International Students Attend U.S. Colleges and Universities
How hard it is to enter the U.S. as a refugee?
Who gets to immigrate to the U.S.?
Why are there so frequent moderates in Congress?
How many unauthorized individuals enter the U.S. each year?
How does the U.S. secure its borders?
Why are there only two major political parties in America?
What have we learned from 100 policy briefs?
When and how do abortions occur?
How will budget reconciliation affect the SNAP program?
What doe the Department of Education regulate?
What causes inflation?
Why do politicians gerrymander?
How would term limits impact Republicans and Democrats in Congress?
What does it mean for the federal government to shut down?
How Many International Students Attend U.S. Colleges and Universities
How hard it is to enter the U.S. as a refugee?
Who gets to immigrate to the U.S.?
Why are there so frequent moderates in Congress?
How many unauthorized individuals enter the U.S. each year?
How does the U.S. secure its borders?
Why are there only two major political parties in America?
What have we learned from 100 policy briefs?
When and how do abortions occur?
How will budget reconciliation affect the SNAP program?
What doe the Department of Education regulate?
What causes inflation?
Why do politicians gerrymander?
How would term limits impact Republicans and Democrats in Congress?
What does it mean for the federal government to shut down?
How Many International Students Attend U.S. Colleges and Universities
How hard it is to enter the U.S. as a refugee?
Who gets to immigrate to the U.S.?
Why are there so frequent moderates in Congress?
How many unauthorized individuals enter the U.S. each year?
How does the U.S. secure its borders?
Why are there only two major political parties in America?
What have we learned from 100 policy briefs?
When and how do abortions occur?
How will budget reconciliation affect the SNAP program?
What doe the Department of Education regulate?
What causes inflation?

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What is the Hidden Environmental Cost of Artificial Intelligence?
Is America a Democracy or a Republic?
Why Are TSA Lines So Long Right Now?
Can Anyone Actually Predict the 2026 Midterms?
The Supreme Court's Voting Rights Ruling Explained
What the VA Health System Shows About Single-Payer Healthcare
Who Controls Tariffs: Congress or the President?
U.S. Strikes on Iran: What You Need To Know About Operation Epic Fury
Health Care for The Undocumented
The Epstein Files
Pharmacy Benefit Managers and the Fight Over Drug Prices
Congressional Lawmaking
Protest In America: Your Rights and Their Limits
Lowering Prescription Drug Prices
What's Driving Higher Prescription Drug Prices?
U.S. Capture of Venezuelan President Maduro
Polarization: Trends over Time
The Debate over Health Care Subsidies
Federalizing the National Guard
Regulating Carbon Dioxide
How Do Discharge Petitions Come Into Play?
What Are The ACA Subsidies?
Mid-Cycle Gerrymandering
Term Limits and Legislative Productivity
Trends In Urban Crime
Government Shutdown: What Members of Congress Are Saying
Government Shutdowns: What, How, Why
Sanctuary Cities
Below The Topline: Policy Changes in the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill
Polarization: How Members of Congress Talk About Each Other
Nonpartisan Gerrymandering
Would Term Limits Impact Congressional Careers?
International Students and U.S. Education
Why Are There So Few Moderates in Congress?
Why Two Political Parties?
Putting Facts First: A 360 Perspective on Policy
What Does The Department of Education Regulate?
How Many Americans Are In Information Silos And Why Does It Matter?
What are the Funding Implications if the Department of Education is Eliminated?
The Nation's Education Report Card
What the 2025 Reconciliation Bill Means
The SAVE Act
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Do Non-Citizens Have Social Security Numbers?
AI and Energy Use
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USAID and Staff Reductions in the Federal Government
Deficit Reduction: The Problem Solvers Caucus
Deficit Reduction: Democrats
Sovereign Wealth Funds
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Deficit Reduction Proposals: Republican Ideas
Deficit Reduction Proposals: Introduction
Migration and Crime: A Closer Look at Car Thefts
Housing Affordability
Why is Healthcare So Expensive?
Where Are New Jobs Coming From?
Immigration and Crime in the U.S.
Ballot Harvesting
Diversity and Air Traffic Control
Where Do Migrants Live?
Medicaid Cost and Efficiency
Purging Voter Rolls
When Will We Know Who Won the 2024 Election?
Hurricanes and Climate Change
Interpreting Political Polls
The Impact of Criminalizing Unauthorized Migration
Migration to the United States
Abortions: When, How Many, and Method
The Impact of Increasing National Debt
Border Security: Are new policies working?
EV Infrastructure: How Many Charging Stations Are Needed To Satisfy Government Requirements?
Police Misconduct
Crime Rates
Inflation: What You Need To Know
Section 230: What You Need To Know
Balanced Budget
National Debt
Entitlements: What You Need to Know
Discretionary Spending
Defense Spending: What Does It Pay For?
International Trade
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Media Bias
Refugees and Asylum
Media Usage: Things to Consider
Presidential Power
Digital Divide
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Eminent Domain
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May 14, 2026

Is America a Democracy or a Republic?

The question, “is America a democracy, or is it a republic?” surfaces frequently in political discussions, social media arguments, and even classroom conversations. But framing the issue as an either-or choice misunderstands how the American political system actually works. At its core, the distinction is not about choosing one label over the other, but about understanding how different principles are operationalized in America’s political system.
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May 7, 2026

The Supreme Court's Voting Rights Ruling Explained

On April 29, 2026, the Supreme Court released its decision in Callais v. Louisiana, reinterpreting the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). In this brief, we discuss the case, the Voting Rights Act, and the political implications of the Court’s decision.
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April 30, 2026

Can Anyone Actually Predict the 2026 Midterms?

In November 2026, the U.S. will hold midterm congressional elections. The potential outcomes range from a continued Republican unified government (control of the Presidency, House, and Senate) to a divided government where President Trump faces Democratic majorities in the House and or Senate.
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