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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How Bernie blew it
opinion His campaign must correct course if it wants any hope of taking the nomination
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The 3 most likely Super Tuesday outcomes
The Explainer Here's how it could all play out
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Biden has the debate he needed
opinion The former vice president made the most of his last, best chance to persuade voters
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Bernie blows the casino doors off in Nevada
opinion This was a statement victory
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Authoritarians aren't like Mao anymore. They're like Trump.
opinion Americans hold antiquated views about authoritarianism and it's blinding us to what Trump is doing now
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Bernie the electable
opinion It's time for Democratic elites to stop the Bernie bashing. He's just as likely as any other candidate to beat Donald Trump.
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2 winners and 3 losers from Iowa
The Explainer What the results say about the shape of the rest of the race
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Trump's acquittal means there is no bottom
opinion It's truly a lawless presidency now
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How Bernie Sanders could both win and lose in Iowa
The Explainer When a victory isn't a victory at all
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Mitch McConnell's rare blunder
opinion The Republican mastermind is handing Democrats a powerful impeachment cudgel
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Democrats walked right into Mitch McConnell's trap
opinion Did they really think the Senate majority leader would give them what they wanted?
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Trump is setting up a massive nuclear crisis with Iran
opinion Forget about deterrence. Trump has broken all three cardinal rules about avoiding war.
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How to exit the Middle East and end up at war with Iran
opinion An 11-year story involving two presidents and one spiteful airstrike
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Trump's perilous delusions about Tehran
opinion Because he doesn't want full-on war with Iran, Trump thinks he can engage in any insane provocation he likes without triggering one. Sooner or later, he's going to run out of luck.
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You will ultimately be Trump's impeachment juror
opinion The House did it's job, but now it's up to the voters
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How the fall of Elizabeth Warren has shaken up the 2020 race
opinion Here come the conquering moderates — and Bernie!
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Can constitutional experts take down Trump?
opinion Takeaways from the first House impeachment hearing
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The most important day of the impeachment inquiry
opinion Why Democrats have one last chance to make the case for President Trump’s removal from office
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Democrats, don't hand impeachment to Mitch McConnell
opinion Democrats should be firing off more subpoenas, not handing the reins to the Senate's makeshift Machiavelli
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Sondland just obliterated Trump and put the entire White House in peril
opinion The ambassador's testimony couldn't have been more damaging to the president and his henchmen
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The impeachment hearings have demolished Trump's 'deep state' defense
opinion This has nothing to do with the deep state, and everything to do with Trump's contempt for the rule of law
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The Republicans' Ukraine conspiracy theory is going mainstream
opinion Democrats need to dismantle it before it's too late
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The House GOP's impeachment gambit is extremely risky
opinion Republicans have elected to pursue a strategy of total denial of any wrongdoing. That could backfire.
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Elizabeth Warren, just tell us it's going to be okay
opinion It's not the cost of Medicare-of-all that has everyone worried. It's the disruption.
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