Josh Stewart articles

Josh Stewart is a married father of two. His current profession is a firefighter and paramedic in Central Florida for the last 10 years. He is currently a graduate student at University of Central Florida working on a masters’ degree in American and comparative policy. His interests include policy formulation theory and voter sentiment.

Direct Democracy or Representative Democracy: Which is Best?

By Josh Stewart - December 17, 2012 3 Comments

Is This What Democracy Looks Like? The oft-ignored consequences of direct democracy: The absolute power is already in the hands of the voters.

Who’s to Blame for Campaign Cash Influence? It’s Everyone

By Josh Stewart - September 7, 2012 Leave a Comment

The Influence of Money on Any Campaign is a More Difficult Problem Than Many Accept But Assigning Blame for Campaign Cash Influence is Not Very Easy To Do

Voter Turnout: Access or Apathy?

By Josh Stewart - August 24, 2012 Leave a Comment

A Vitally Important Increase in American Voter Turnout Starts at Home

Voter ID: An Objective Approach to a Subjective Debate

By Josh Stewart - August 11, 2012 Leave a Comment

Voter ID: An Objective Approach – Voters Should Have Voter ID But We Should Be Guaranteed Access

The Politics of Philosophy in the World’s Oldest Democracy

By Josh Stewart - August 3, 2012 Leave a Comment

The World’s Oldest Democracy Became a Society Plagued by Institutionalized Polarization of Politics

The Menudo Story

By Julio César Guerrero

Immigration has historically been a controversial issue in the US political discourse. Whether Germans, Irish, Italians, Asians or Latin Americans they have all faced resistance based at worst on racist or nativist attitudes.

Podcast: Congressional Oversight and Making America Pragmatic Again

By Jenna Spinelle

We tend to think about congressional oversight in very academic terms — checks and balances, the Framers, etc. But what does it actually look like on the ground in Congress? To find out, we’re talking this week with Charlie Dent.

From My Philippines Experience To My Run For US Congress

By Andrew Straw

For the past year, I have lived in the Philippines on the Southern coast of Luzon Island. This article is to reflect on this travel as a lawyer, disabled person, and American citizen, and what I will do when I get home.

Zimbabwe Government’s Top Priority Is Avoiding Mass Protests

By Farai Chirimumimba

Popular Zimbabwean movements seem to understand the difficulty of mobilizing disaffected citizens outside of the channels established by the parties and labour unions that dominate politics.

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

The Koch brothers alone have put hundreds of millions of their dollars into our elections. What will be your contribution for democracy? What influence will you have on world affairs?

New York State Senate to Propose Automatic Voter Registration

By Thomas Manning

New York State Democrats continue to make dramatic reforms to state law following their successful election in 2018. Today, they’re focusing their attention on a new issue: automatic voter registration.

US: Inequality in America

By Aydasara Ortega

The Declaration of Independence states that “all men are created equal.” But doesn’t the US have a stratified class structure based on family background, wealth, authority, occupation, age, gender, etc.? Sure.

A Serious Green New Deal

By Mats Sederholm

Too many have wanted to fill the Green New Deal goodie bag with their own political ideals, painting it green hoping that this will bring good luck to their own ideology and its popularity.

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Actress Kerry Washington are optimistic that Democrats will soon make automatic voter registration a reality in the Empire State.

Study: Insufficient Sleep Could Be Suppressing Voter Turnout

Why do people decide not to vote? New research published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour provides evidence that lack of sleep may play a role.