If, as a society, we are going to adjust our moral compass based solely on the letter at the end of a politician’s name, Americans are just proving that our country has no moral compass altogether.
Richard Falvo articles
Richard Falvo writes for Democracy Chronicles from New Hartford, New York. He first became interested in politics during the summer of 2015 and after realizing the ability he had as a writer, decided to merge his interest in politics with his writing capabilities. His goal is to become a political commentator and bestselling author.
Why Election Day Should Be A National Holiday
The change to make Election Day a national holiday must be implemented in order to not only increase voter participation, but also to ingrain the very concept of democracy into the American people.
How Karen Handel Defeated Ossoff In the Georgia Special Election
On Tuesday, Republican Karen Handel defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in the Georgia 6th Congressional District special election in what was the most expensive House race in the history of American politics.
The Preventable Grenfell Tower Tragedy
If proper procedure had been taken in placing the correct cladding on the building, regardless if it may have been more expensive, I suspect far less than 79 people would have lost their lives on June 14.
Gunman Opens Fire At GOP Congressional Baseball Practice
Both Republicans and Democrats were able to come together as one united party after the incident. House Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi both gave statements on the House floor.
Lessons From the History of New York’s 22nd Congressional District
As a resident of New York’s 22nd Congressional District, I thought an article discussing the voting tendencies of the district would be a fun, yet interesting way of fitting the Democracy Chronicles image.
Black Lives Matter Shows Off a Hypocrisy on Race
Throwing and celebrating a ‘black-only’ Memorial Day party not only further discredit the organization as a whole, but continue to support the claim that BLM activists are a problem when it comes to deteriorating race relations
Standing Against Political Violence Should Be A Bipartisan Issue
Once we lose intellectual honesty on issues such as violence in politics, that is when it has been determined that we as a nation are on the road to destruction. We cannot be divided along party lines when it comes to political violence.
No, Being Conservative Does Not Make You A Bad Person
Donald Trump did not meet my requirements to be President of the United States. That being said, to consider Trump voters acting in a ‘white lash’ against both the country and Obama is ignorant