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Pope Francis: A nattering nabob of negativism? (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
June 24, 2015
Why didn’t “Laudato Si” include more good news about the environment?
A swelling population and a car-centric culture makes Georgia tilt to the Republican Party. (Photo courtesy of Atlanta Motor Speedway, via the New Georgia Encyclopedia)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
June 22, 2015
Voters seem to trust the GOP's personal-freedom approach to housing and transportation.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
June 18, 2015
The problem with the 'colonial' approach to fighting crime
New Jersey commuters once liked to keep their political distance from New York. Now both states go blue in presidential elections. (Image from njtransit.com)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
June 17, 2015
A must-win state for any GOP candidate considered a “moderate” in 2016
In her campaign kick-off speech, Hillary Clinton praised her husband's admininstration, but Bill steered the Democratic Party away from FDR-style big government.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
June 16, 2015
Will Hillary follow in Bill's balanced-budget footsteps?
The top photo on the homepage of www.pa.gov shows where not to look for votes in Pennsylvania.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
June 10, 2015
Robert Sullivan's political profile of the state shows how the Democrats got suburban.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
June 09, 2015
Citizens do not have to own property to be directly affected by their government.
Delaware is now better known for resort and retirement towns like Rehoboth Beach than for chicken farms. (Image from cityofrehoboth.com)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
June 08, 2015
Kicking off a 50-part series on each state’s role in modern presidential politics
The biggest jump in voter turnout in American history resulted in a win for the guy in the middle, Republican George W. Bush. (CNS photo/Larry Downing, Reuters)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
June 05, 2015
Elections decided by motivating sympathetic citizens, not swaying voter opinion
Activists rally for a minimum-wage increase last year in Seattle, one of several major cities that have grown impatient with a lack of action in Washington, D.C. (CNS photo/David Ryder, Reuters)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
June 04, 2015
Both major parties, entrenched at different levels, show little eagerness for cooperation.