Braver Angels aims to help regular people “disagree better.” It’s no secret that we live in a polarized world. Even if you ignore politics (good luck trying that), you’d also have to ...
Read More »Red wave overtakes Guam as it elects first Republican to Congress since 1992
It’s already Wednesday in Guam and Democrats have reason to fear as results show a historic Republican victory. Residents of the U.S. island territory cast their votes, selecting their delegate to Washington, ...
Read More »Ahead of election, Biden administration announces $14 billion to help energy costs in blue states
Just days before the midterm elections, the Biden administration has announced it will pay out almost $14 billion to defray record energy costs of low-income voters in primarily Democrat states. As part ...
Read More »Red states managed pandemic better than blue states, with fewer restrictions
A new study confirms that conservative states fared much better than liberal ones during the pandemic. The Committee to Unleash Prosperity study compared state performance on metrics including the economy, education and mortality from ...
Read More »Columbia, Mo. tackles its violent crime as elections loom
Columbia is gaining a reputation as one of Missouri’s most violent cities. The deep blue city, an outlier in an otherwise deep red central part of the state, has dealt with a ...
Read More »Study reveals Census undercount affects blue, red states differently
The 2020 Census may have missed more than a million people, according to a new study by the Urban Institute. While the report (pdf) revealed the undercount was “not as severe as ...
Read More »Republicans dash Democrat hope of taking Texas House seat
In a narrowly divided Congress, every seat counts. A north Texas seat will remain red after a runoff to fill a vacancy. Two Republican candidates will advance to a runoff as the ...
Read More »Planning a vacation? Here’s the states that still have mask mandates
If you’re planning a summer vacation you are probably wondering which states have mask mandates. More and more states are dropping the regulations as Covid rates decline and pushback from the public ...
Read More »Where does your state compare to those with highest tax rates?
A new report lists the states with the lowest and highest tax rates. A survey by WalletHub found that four blue and one red state topped the list. Illinois came in as ...
Read More »Covid-19 cases vary widely between red and blue states
An analysis of red and blue states, and red and blue counties, indicates liberal areas were more affected by the Covid-19 virus than conservatives ones. The survey is an interesting insight into ...
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