David Faris
David Faris is an associate professor of political science at Roosevelt University and the author of It's Time to Fight Dirty: How Democrats Can Build a Lasting Majority in American Politics. He is a frequent contributor to Informed Comment, and his work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, The Christian Science Monitor, and Indy Week.
Latest articles by David Faris
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In the path of Ian
Speed Read Could the looming hurricane be one of the biggest in Florida's history?
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Why are Armenia and Azerbaijan fighting?
Speed Read The tense situation is rapidly evolving
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Shohei Ohtani's magnificent season
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Biden's call to defend democracy
Speed Read Why Republicans are up in arms about the president's fiery Philadelphia speech
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A new deal for Iran and the U.S.?
Speed Read If an agreement isn’t reached soon, talks may not resume until after the midterms — by which time Iran may already have built a nuclear weapon
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The most overlooked TV shows of 2022
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What's driving the Liz Cheney presidential speculation?
Speed Read The Wyoming lawmaker will almost certainly lose her re-election bid on Tuesday — but that might not be the last voters see of her
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Everything you need to know about Tuesday's primary results
Speed Read A stunning abortion vote, a good evening for Trump, and more
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What to expect from MLB's 2022 trade deadline
Speed Read Here's who should start packing their bags
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Brazil's big lie?
Speed Read Facing defeat, Brazil's president might be preparing to run Trump's playbook
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Biden's tricky balancing act in the Middle East
Speed Read As controversies swirl, a relatively uneventful trip would probably be a win
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The best World War I movies
feature Five films to watch for the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles
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Did Texas Republicans endorse secession at their party convention?
Speed Read Why the proposal should have GOP leaders outside of Texas quaking in their boots
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What we learned from the races in South Carolina, Nevada, Maine, North Dakota, and Texas
Speed Read Tuesday's elections shed new light on evolving fault lines in both parties
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What's at stake in France's parliamentary elections?
Speed Read Voters will decide the fate of President Emmanuel Macron's agenda
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How far can states go in regulating guns in the aftermath of Uvalde?
Speed Read The legal landscape surrounding state and national efforts to restrict firearms in the United States may soon be shifting following another high-profile mass shooting.
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Are you going to get relief from your student loans?
Speed Read Everything you need to know about the Biden administration’s loan forgiveness plans
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Understanding the results of the critical Pennsylvania primaries
Speed Read Everything you need to know about Tuesday's outcomes in the Keystone State
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A final dispatch of American political decline
opinion Reflecting on 6 years of living and writing in interesting times
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Ozark finally acknowledges its victims in its brilliant final season
opinion Not since 'The Americans' has a series grappled this seriously with the lives ruined by its antiheroes
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The case for exiling Manchin and Sinema from the Democratic Party
opinion Yes, even if it means forfeiting Senate control
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Countdown to the Democrats' doomsday
opinion Can the GOP win a filibuster-proof trifecta in the next three years?
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Democrats could still win in November. No, really.
opinion Their poll numbers are awful. But there's a path to midterms victory.
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Eventually, our nuclear luck will run out
opinion Putin might not use nukes. But someday, someone will.
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