Category: Opinion

Opinion | PVAL News Politics has increasingly begun to resemble a sporting event. Americans choose a team, wear its colors, defend its players, and celebrate when the opposing side loses. But government is not a football game, and political leaders are not athletes competing simply for our entertainment. The decisions made in Washington, state capitals, […]

America has never been afraid of political debate. Disagreement is one of the defining features of our democracy, and Americans argue passionately about elections, presidential power, immigration, gun rights, abortion, freedom of speech, taxes, and countless other issues. Political disagreement is not the problem. The problem is that too many constitutional arguments begin without a […]

By Charmaine Few topics in American politics generate as much debate as the Electoral College. Every four years, millions of Americans cast their ballots believing they are voting directly for the next president of the United States. Voters are choosing electors who officially cast the votes that decide the winner of the presidency. This constitutional […]