Due to the growing cost of care, more and more Americans are turning to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for help. The ACA includes a variety of provisions intended to…
Trade policy in America.
Think of American trade policy as the engine that drives the country’s economic growth. The United States has long been an open, outward-looking nation that promotes free trade and encourages…
George W. Bush and the Iraq War.
George W. Bush is one of the most polarizing presidents in American history. While his approval ratings have dropped to record lows for a second-term president, many Republicans and Democrats…
Watergate and the Nixon presidency.
The so-called “Nixon Presidency” is often seen as a period of chaos, as the administration lurched from one scandal to another. This was only part of the story. The other…
Bill Clinton and the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
Bill Clinton was the 42nd president of the United States from January 1993 to January 2001. In the early 1990s, he had to deal with the Lewinsky scandal, which became…
The Civil Rights Movement.
The United States has a long history of racism. Laws against race-based discrimination have existed since the country’s founding, but it wasn’t until the civil rights movement that these laws…
The Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a near-disaster for the United States and the Soviet Union. The crisis occurred as civil war raged in Cuba, with two communist…
The erosion of trust in government institutions.
“Trust is the glue that holds society together. If people don’t trust their government, they won’t trust anything else in the system either,” says Elaine Kallmeyer, Head of Trust Research…
The rise of the Tea Party movement.
Recent elections have been dominated by the rise of the Tea Party movement. While some groups within this large, loosely-affiliated movement focus on issues related to economic policy, such as…
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and its impact on American politics.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is widely considered one of the most influential pieces of civil rights legislation ever passed and is widely credited with giving African Americans equal…