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The Supreme Court will decide whether undocumented migrants should be counted when drawing legislative district lines, and the ruling could make the "path to citizenship" an even more contentious issue. (CNS photo/Lisa Johnston, St. Louis Review)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
June 03, 2015
Texas case takes up the “one person, one vote” districting principle.
A demonstrator confronts police near Camden Yards during a march to protest the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore April 25. (CNS photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz, Reuters)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
May 29, 2015
#SomeBlackLivesDontMatter is really a way to dismiss concerns about police misconduct.
The tax codes of states in purple undermine federal efforts to reduce income inequality. (Map by Christopher Ingraham of the Washington Post)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
May 27, 2015
The two states that do the most to "restore" income inequality are in the South.
The campaign for same-sex marriage in Ireland emphasized personal stories and door-to-door campaigning. ("Cork Pride" photo from www.marriagequality.ie)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
May 25, 2015
Can familiarity help lead to changed minds?
President Barack Obama has discovered that it's lonely for a Democrat at the top. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
May 21, 2015
Democrats may win the White House, but the GOP has an edge in other levels of government.
Democrat Kyrsten Sinema is currently the only "unaffiliated" member of Congress.
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
May 20, 2015
Will the rise of 'the nones' roll back the overrepresentation of Christians in government?
“The world has never been more dangerous than it is today,” writes Sen. Marco Rubio on his campaign website. (Image from marcorubio.com)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
May 19, 2015
Can Republicans motivate their older base without alienating the next generation?
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
May 15, 2015
A closer look at the still-evolving urban libertarians, or liberaltarians
The early predictions for the 2016 election look awfully familiar. (Politico)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
May 12, 2015
2016 Electoral College projections show zero evidence of change since 2012.
Republican Mitt Romney and Democrat Barack Obama each point out the country's biggest problem during a 2012 presidential debate. (CNS photo/Mike Segar, Reuters)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
May 11, 2015
Compromise is not going to be popular in next year’s presidential election.