A Quick Guide to the Maryland Primary
The Maryland Primary is over now, and with the results in, here’s what you need to know: Presidential Race: Hillary Clinton swept through the state, garnering 63% of the vote,…
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An Interview with Candidate Dan Bolling
In a race defined by heavy self-funding, PAC involvement and partisanship, Bolling has chosen the road less travelled. While his opponents, such as David Trone, buy billboards and blanket neighborhoods…
An Interview with Candidate Nancy Wallace
“I wanted to run because this winter, particularly late December, was so incredibly warm, it just penetrated through all my personal defenses and normal everyday thinking about life and what’s…
An Interview with Candidate David Trone
“This was the right time for me,” states David Trone, “I’ve always wanted to be in politics.” It’s a sunny, warm day, and Trone and I are sitting in Jeannie…
Tuesday, Tuesday
The Super Tuesday contests are over, and, with the results in, a few trends become immediately clear. Two candidates in particular favored very well, while many others floundered and now…
The Great Carolinian Demographics Game
The candidates in the Democrat primary had their first fight in the South, and the results, while expected, highlighted major demographic divides. Hillary Clinton took the state in a rout,…
Palmetto Pugilism
The GOP duked it out in the recent South Carolina primary, and the results were, in a number of ways, notable and game changing. Frontrunners continued their momentum, and secondary…
Fear and Loathing in the Caucus
With the Nevada caucuses now complete (on both the GOP and Democrat sides), both sides, more or less, have continued the progression expected by most analysts and voters. However, a…
Requiem for a Justice
“Scalia had a very real talent of writing biting, trenchant, sometimes even memorable opinions either in the majority or in the minority,” states McDaniel Political Science Professor Dr. Herb Smith….
The Building Blocks of Bernie
It’s undeniable that the insurgent candidacy of Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic Primary has made history in its early success and ability to use anti-establishment sentiment to appeal to…
Granite State of Mind
The first in the nation primary in New Hampshire has come and gone, and while lacking the entertaining pizzazz of the Iowa caucus, it still has sent shockwaves through what…
What Iowa Means
The Iowa caucus has finally come to an end, and in the wake of it a number of questions hang over the head of the American voter. What exactly just…
Democrats Spar in First Debate
Together for the first democratic debate this year, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, former Virginia Senator Jim Webb, and former…
Scotland’s Independence Referendum: What You Need to Know
On Sept. 18, Scotland will vote to decide whether or not they will become an independent country. With the polls showing that Yes and No are neck and neck—with Yes…
Md. Governor Discusses Education and Post-Gubernatorial Plans
O’Malley, whose second and final term as governor of Maryland ends in January, discussed his contributions to Maryland’s higher education system in a April 29 roundtable with college reporters. In…
Headlines Around the World: What’s Going on Outside of McDaniel
Britain and Scotland debate over Scotland’s independence. This September, Scotland will vote on whether or not to become independent from Great Britain. While the majority of Scots are against it,…
“Demilitarize McDaniel”: Students protest militarism on campus
Hanna Barker co-Commentary Editor/Art Director On Sept. 11, 2010, two transfer students ignited a controversy that began with a simple protest and exploded into the realm of Facebook and beyond….