Ed Schmeltzer

Populism, Democrat Strategy, and the Definition of Insanity

As the 2020 election winds down and the Democratic Party has, by all reputable accounts, been confirmed as the victor, Op-Eds across the internet have been released mourning the death of the...

Political Violence, Donald Trump, and the Alt-Right

University of Chicago

By introducing the threat of violence through his refusal to condemn violent Alt-Right groups such as the Proud Boys, Donald Trump is undermining a fundamental norm behind the US electoral system:...