John Delaney’s “Pragmatic Idealism”

Nearly one month from the Iowa caucus, thirteen Democrats have dropped out of the presidential race--mayors, governors, and U.S. Senators among them. There are still fifteen (!) left, including the first prominent Democrat to announce their candidacy: former Congressman John Delaney of Maryland. As of this writing, Delaney has struggled to break ground in the polls, but he has recently redoubled his efforts in Iowa in the hopes that his brand of “pragmatic idealism” will eventually catch fire. In The Zeitgeist recently sat down with Delaney to talk national service, infrastructure, foreign policy--and that box jump video.

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Beto Luck Next Time?

After the 2018 midterm election, Beto O’Rourke was a rising star in the Democratic party, but the Texas native’s career has since fizzled out. I write this as someone who still supports Beto O’Rourke, but also as someone who is choosing to be realistic.

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Can the Democrats Fix America’s Student Debt Crisis?

In their respective campaigns to beat President Donald Trump in the next election cycle, Democratic candidates have proposed disruptive legislative ideas as part of their campaign slogans addressing America’s out of control student-debt ($1.5 trillion), largest outstanding consumer debt other than mortgages.

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Guatemala Presidential Candidate Gloria Álvarez And Her Hope for Her Country: A Conversation

It’s a secret to no one that Latin America doesn’t have a rich history of stable democracies or economies. Guatemala is one of many Latin American countries that have struggled throughout history to maintain a fair democracy, societal stability, and a buoyant economy.

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Thailand, Kind of, Has an Election

Photo courtesy of ABC News On March 24, Thailand had its first democratic election since the 2014 coup that put its military in power. All 500 seats in the Thai…

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Are There Too Many Candidates for 2020?

There's a lot of presidential candidates. Photo courtesy of Vox.com. With Beto O’Rourke’s recent announcement of his bid for president, a staggering 14 Democrats have thrown their hat into the…

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The Republicans Fight Democracy in Wisconsin

Photo courtesy of AP Earlier this week, Wisconsin’s predominantly Republican state legislature took advantage of the lame-duck period between November’s gubernatorial election and January’s gubernatorial inauguration to pass a sweeping…

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