American politics /tags/american-politics American politics en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:00:45 GMT What VP Harris’ embrace of ‘brat’ and internet memes says about Gen Z and politics /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-07-30/what-vp-harris-embrace-of-brat-and-internet-memes-say-about-gen-z-and-politics And why so many people have lime green filters over their pictures online Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:00:45 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-07-30/what-vp-harris-embrace-of-brat-and-internet-memes-say-about-gen-z-and-politics Miya Norfleet How To Foster Civic Engagement With Kids On Election Day /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-11-03/how-to-foster-civic-engagement-with-kids-on-election-day 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. Tue, 03 Nov 2020 20:15:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-11-03/how-to-foster-civic-engagement-with-kids-on-election-day Emily Woodbury 'Dewey Defeats Truman' Depicts Shocking Upset By 'Little Man From Missouri' /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-07-22/dewey-defeats-truman-depicts-shocking-upset-by-little-man-from-missouri 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… Wed, 22 Jul 2020 20:46:37 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-07-22/dewey-defeats-truman-depicts-shocking-upset-by-little-man-from-missouri Sarah Fenske Author Frank DiStefano On The Future Of American Politics /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-07-08/author-frank-distefano-on-the-future-of-american-politics Many Americans are worried that the nation’s political parties are crumbling, and author Frank DiStefano is convinced those worries are warranted. But he… Mon, 08 Jul 2019 19:51:48 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-07-08/author-frank-distefano-on-the-future-of-american-politics Evie Hemphill Commentary: Note to GOP, Your problem was not Romney's 'moderation' /government-politics-issues/2012-11-15/commentary-note-to-gop-your-problem-was-not-romneys-moderation This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 15, 2012 - Dudes:I’d hoped that by now you guys, like most people, would have tired of talking… Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:38:35 GMT /government-politics-issues/2012-11-15/commentary-note-to-gop-your-problem-was-not-romneys-moderation M.W. Guzy Commentary: Subliminal or not-so-subtle voting cues /government-politics-issues/2012-09-04/commentary-subliminal-or-not-so-subtle-voting-cues This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 4, 2012 - Presidential candidates spend huge amounts of money tearing down opponents or lauding… Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:54:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2012-09-04/commentary-subliminal-or-not-so-subtle-voting-cues Lana Stein Commentary: Politics and the attempt to see the entire elephant /government-politics-issues/2012-07-23/commentary-politics-and-the-attempt-to-see-the-entire-elephant 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… Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:05:47 GMT /government-politics-issues/2012-07-23/commentary-politics-and-the-attempt-to-see-the-entire-elephant Ken Schechtman