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Trump's Sun Belt Hopes and Rust Belt Needs May. 20, 2024
Donald Trump's first election redrew the map of American politics; suddenly Pennsylvania and Michiga... Read More
Which States Attract Outsiders and Which Don't -- 21st Century Version Aug. 11, 2023
Let's take a time out from reports of indictments and threats of impeachment, from nostalgia for the... Read More
The Silver Tsunami Jun. 24, 2022
Some population experts have referred to the increasing numbers of aging baby boomers as the "silver... Read More
The 2020 U.S. Census: Historical Precedents and What Censuses Tell Us about Populations and Power, Past and Present: Part I Aug. 21, 2021
Every 10 years, as mandated by the U.S. Constitution, the federal government conducts a national cen... Read More
The Buyer's Wish List Now and Then Apr. 27, 2021
Times have really changed, and trends have changed to meet today's demographics and age groups. I ha... Read More
Immigrant Voters Trended Toward Trump Dec. 25, 2020
Like Sherlock Holmes' dog that didn't bark in the night, so goes in politics: Uncharacteristic behav... Read More
The Unbearable Lightness of White College Democrats Dec. 11, 2020
Eighty-five percent of counties with a Whole Foods store voted for Joe Biden. That factoid, relayed ... Read More
Republican Party Future Depends on More Black, Brown Voters Nov. 25, 2020
BY STAR PARKER RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2020 Republican Party Future Depends on More Black,... Read More
What We've Learned So Far Nov. 05, 2020
It's not surprising that the presidential election between President Donald Trump and Democratic nom... Read More
All the Chips Are on the Table Now Sep. 25, 2020
"As everyone knows, I made it clear that my first choice for the Supreme Court will make history as ... Read More
Race and Politics: Contemporary Echoes of the US Antebellum (Part II) Sep. 10, 2020
University of Maryland Professor James G. Gimpel's race and ethnicity analysis of the 2016 president... Read More
Race and Politics: Contemporary Echoes of the US Antebellum (Part I) Sep. 09, 2020
Not a few commentators rushed to celebrate Barack Obama's 2008 election as the advent of a "post-rac... Read More
Trump's Great Opportunity Sep. 03, 2020
While Democratic operatives and pundits are calling for Georgia to go for the Democratic nominee, Pr... Read More
George Floyd Protesters Seek a 'Diverse' PD -- But Will That Matter? Jun. 11, 2020
Democratic mayors, with a few exceptions, run America's biggest cities. These mayors have long promi... Read More
Widow Facts Jul. 26, 2019
As you can imagine, my research files for the "Positive Aging" columns are filled with statistics. F... Read More
Can Republicans Get Elected in Nonwhite America? Mar. 13, 2019
The Pew Research Center has produced a projected profile of what the American electorate will look l... Read More
Crosscurrents on a Democratic Election Day Nov. 23, 2018
Some random observations on the 2018 offyear elections, for Thanksgiving weekend pondering: 1. We he... Read More
Split Election Result Sends Polarized Politics Toward 2020 Nov. 09, 2018
The Republican president, considered a lightweight and an ignoramus by many in Washington, suffered ... Read More
Yes, the Press Has Much to Answer For Oct. 27, 2018
Our states are anything but united. Our politics are indeed polarized — with too many of us Am... Read More
Are Republicans Born Wimps? Oct. 02, 2018
Republican leaders are "a bunch of wimps," said Jerry Falwell Jr. Conservatives and Christians need ... Read More
