The Catholic Case for Andrew Yang Andrew Figueiredo May 10, 2019 Yang’s campaign is noteworthy for Catholics. The more I researched his campaign, the more I noticed curious aspects…
Red Island-The Republicans of Brooklyn, New York Andrew Figueiredo Aug 9, 2018 In recent history, partisan voting patterns in the United States have become remarkably stratified by community…
The Democratic Bellwether-in Kansas? Andrew Figueiredo Aug 4, 2018 Each of the 435 US House districts contested in November has its own geographic, cultural, and political quirks. It…
Midterm Wars: The Establishment Strikes Back—Or Does It? Andrew Figueiredo May 24, 2018 The dominant narrative of the 2016 U.S presidential elections was that of a revolt against “the establishment”, an…
Cashiers and Coal Miners: The Decline of Two Sectors Andrew Figueiredo Dec 7, 2017 Towards the end of November, Americans partook in the annual ritual of Black Friday, when customers line up, still…
A Bit of Blue Dog, a Bit of Bernie Andrew Figueiredo Aug 7, 2017 Democrats were dealt a fresh round of disappointment earlier this June in Georgia. After raising nearly $24 million…
Dear Andrew, Why Did My Bill Fail? Andrew Figueiredo Mar 28, 2017 Today, this satirical armchair pundit got a mysterious letter in the mail from a certain “Raul Pyan”, from…
G(ouging)O(ur)P(oor) Andrew Figueiredo Mar 21, 2017 The 1956 Republican Party platform calls for “reductions in taxes with particular consideration for low and middle…
“Bluexit” – Summing up the Democratic Problem Andrew Figueiredo Mar 14, 2017 As a lifelong, committed Democrat, I don’t enjoy seeing my party in the state it is today, in control of no federal…
Distract, Deceive, Repeat Andrew Figueiredo Mar 8, 2017 Last Saturday, President Donald Trump sent out perhaps one of the strangest tweets of his presidency thus far. He…