When women enter the voting booth, what matters more—policy or identity? The debate over whether female voters prioritize gender representation or political substance has fueled political discourse for years. Some argue that women rally behind female candidates for symbolic progress, while others insist that ideology and policy take precedence. But do women truly vote based […]
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by RealClear Politics on November 2, 2024. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. On the eve of a big national election, it is easy to get swept up in the excitement of presidential politics. The White House, after all, is often […]
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Democrats in the California legislature, with the encouragement and support of elected Democrats everywhere, have just given the citizens of the Golden State the opportunity to vote on what is one of the central demands of Black Lives Matter — converting civil rights into a naked racial spoils system. Proposition 16, which will be on […]
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Anyone looking for a prime example of official huckster-speak should take another look at Dartmouth’s press release concerning the board restructuring. It makes the college’s reduction of alumni voting rights sound like, well, a warm bath. First there’s a lot of mush about Darmouth’s unusually small board, which Dartmouth’s governance committee found was putting “the […]
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