American politics

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While most voters head into the voting booth alone, all 50 states allow parents or guardians to bring their kids with them to the polls. Nareissa Smith, an attorney and teacher with the St. Louis-based company, Varsity Tutors, says this is a good practice because it's a learning opportunity and it gets kids excited about civic engagement.

We’ve all seen the photo: A beaming President Harry S. Truman holds aloft a copy of the Chicago Daily Tribune from Nov. 3, 1948. The headline: “DEWEY…

Many Americans are worried that the nation’s political parties are crumbling, and author Frank DiStefano is convinced those worries are warranted. But he…

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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 4, 2012 - Presidential candidates spend huge amounts of money tearing down opponents or lauding…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 23, 2012 - An old Indian parable about six blind men and an elephant has a theme that speaks…