Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) discussed the influence of money on the political system in the U.S., implicating his own party ...
Reports of Peter Dutton’s property portfolio has focussed attention on politicians’ wealth and the financial vehicles ...
Legal experts discuss if politics is influencing federal prosecutions as Mayor Adams' case faces further review.
From the founding until 1883, a “spoils”—as in, “to the victor belong the spoils”—system of political patronage took root and ...
A Village of Calumet Grove resident, writing in an Opinion piece, offers a searing assessment of America’s political system.
Among Republicans, the top concerns are inflation (73%) and illegal immigration (73%). In contrast, Democrats rank the role ...
Trump wants the federal government to be more immediately responsive to his political aims, and there have been comparisons to the spoils system put in place by his presidential hero, Andrew Jackson.
Some argue a system that was originally designed to reward competency and merit over political connections is falling woefully short, instead keeping employees in their jobs regardless of their ...
A White House spokesman said that the initiative called the Department of Government Efficiency needed to review data to fix ...
From Aristotle to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the theory of a social contract has been based on mutual consent between the governor and the governed. The individual gives up rights in exchange ...