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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What do the players really want in the MLB standoff?
opinion And are they asking for the impossible?
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Republicans' love of gerrymandering has come back to bite them
opinion A rare own-goal for the GOP
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Where the U.S. and Russia originally went wrong on Ukraine
opinion A crisis three decades in the making
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The futility of Biden's 1st year
opinion Squandered promise in a presidency that was supposed to be transformational
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Station Eleven and the sweetness of life on Earth
opinion The apocalypse show, which aired its finale Thursday, is strangely and beautifully hopeful
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15 movies to watch in 2022
opinion Lights. Mask. Popcorn. Action.
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How 2021 became a lost year for American democracy
opinion Democrats failed to coup-proof America after the Capitol riot
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5 midterm races to watch in 2022
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A new theory of rising college costs
opinion Tuition would be lower if our society were stronger
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Succession's lack of a satisfying resolution might be the whole point
opinion Succession is a Sisyphus fable in which you root for the boulder
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Iran nuclear talks won't — and can't — succeed
opinion U.S.-Iran diplomacy is failing because Washington isn't trustworthy
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No, we can't just 'vaccinate the world'
opinion Vaccinating Africa won't stop the next Omicron
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The distinctly American catharsis of the Thanksgiving movie
opinion Dysfunction, anxiety, and 1 big bird
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The alarming message behind the GOP's embrace of Kyle Rittenhouse
opinion The scariest part of the Rittenhouse affair began after the verdict
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Can immigration be the next big bipartisan deal?
opinion Moderates who dream of bipartisanship need to prove it's real
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Are the Democrats doomed?
opinion Why poor showings in Virginia and New Jersey elections are a bad omen for 2022
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What is America's COVID endgame?
opinion With cases in retreat and vaccines for children imminent, when can we breathe?
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The madness of expanding NATO
opinion This is a door the Biden administration ought to keep closed
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Kyrsten Sinema's poll numbers should terrify her
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Biden needs a new strategy for Iran
opinion America's credibility with Iran has crumbled. Meanwhile, the nation is edging closer to building a nuclear weapon.
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The filibuster really might be in trouble this time
opinion How the debt ceiling standoff could finally lead to majority rule
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Democrats are about to ruin their plan for electric cars
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Democrats are committing political suicide
opinion Biden must convince his warring factions that they either win together, or they go down together
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How Gavin Newsom ran away with the recall
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