By Andy Ellis “In 2024, after a panel discussion, I was talking with State Senator Charles Sydnor and I kept saying "two-party system." He stopped me. We don't have a two-party system, he said. You're on the ballot. You have a party. You're advocating to change things. Stop acting like you don't exist. He was right. Maryland doesn't have a two-party system. Maryland law explicitly creates two classes of political parties: principal parties (the Democrats and Republicans) and

By: Stuart Schmidt Jr. Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan during his run for U.S. Senate. (Lloyd Fox/Staff) “Last month, former Gov. Larry Hogan announced that he will not seek another term this cycle. While Maryland law would permit him to run again after time out of office, his decision marks the close of a significant chapter in our state’s political life…” “Gov. Hogan led during a time when politics increasingly rewarded partisan theatrics over substance. He chose a differ

By Colin Pascal The U.S. Capitol is photographed, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) “This year begins with the familiar sound of politicians belittling each other and seeking attention by any means. President Donald Trump has admitted that he hates his opponents and Democrats continue to treat his voters as damaged people who need to be saved. The loss of a young woman in Minnesota during a confrontation with ICE agents, and the vastly different re

By: Colin Pascal Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) pictured during a news conference outside the Capitol on Nov. 18, 2025. “Decades of dysfunctional politics has made it difficult for Americans to believe that anything better is possible. Last year may have felt like more of the same, but Americans have reason to hope that our political culture can change.  Hope is important because its absence is what encourages otherwise good people to double down on cynicism and resign t

Commentary By: Colin Pascal From left, Maryland House Minority Leader Jason Buckel, Senate Minority Leader Stephen Hershey, House Minority Whip Jesse Pippy and Senate Minority Whip Justin Ready present the Republican response to Governor Wes Moore’s redistricting plans in the Miller Senate Building Media Center. (Kim Hairston/staff) “At the very moment that Gov. Wes Moore is leaning into partisanship and alienating centrist voters, Maryland Republicans are missing an opportun

When Andrew Yang joined Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan on the  Utopias  podcast this week, it felt less like a media appearance and more like a signal. A marker in time. A reminder that the future is no longer a distant abstraction—it’s taking shape through leaders willing to redesign society from first principles. And if the political earthquakes of the last few years have proven anything, it’s that America is hungry for bold, future-focused coalitions capable of thinking beyond the

Commentary by: Courtney Hart Party affiliation aside, the rising political violence in the United States is keeping many people up at...

Last Tuesday, the Maryland House Majority Leader, Delegate David Moon, announced that he is introducing legislation to redraw Maryland's...

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“The Democratic Party’s credibility with voters has plummeted even further since the 2024 election, raising alarm bells as the party...

Only 11.2% of Havre de Grace’s voting population participated in its recent elections. Approximately 12,480 residents in the City are...

by  Connor Sandagata “Voters believe the current system produces too much partisanship. Rainey Center conducted survey research to...