“Blacks are still elected from districts that are predominantly black. Until there’s a time that blacks can run and win in districts that are not majority-minority, you won’t see significant increases in their representation.”
Public Policy’s Stephen Kelly, a former State Department diplomat who teaches a class on borders, discusses best approaches to securing our nation's borders.
"America's gun violence problem actually is producing policy reform" on the state level, although it has received little attention in the national media.
Political Debates
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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Prison Reform
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Politics and Race
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“Blacks are still elected from districts that are predominantly black. Until there’s a time that blacks can run and win in districts that are not majority-minority, you won’t see significant increases in their representation.”
Governing
Securing Borders
Border issues in the 2016 presidential race
Public Policy’s Stephen Kelly, a former State Department diplomat who teaches a class on borders, discusses best approaches to securing our nation's borders.
GOP Candidates
The fall of Chris Christie
Sanyin Sang on understanding political issues
GOP Candidates
The Fiorina factor
Gun Control
We can regulate guns at the local level, too
the New York Times
Gun Control
Gun laws are being reformed, just not on Capitol Hill
"America's gun violence problem actually is producing policy reform" on the state level, although it has received little attention in the national media.
The Conversation