Author: Rodney Rios

Rodney Rios graduated in political science and, later, Law from the University of Puerto Rico. Currently, he is studying Legislative Affairs at George Washington University. He's been published in Latino Rebels, The Orlando Sentinel, El Nuevo Día, and the University of Puerto Rico Law Review-Journal.
By Rodney Rios • Dec 13,2022

What Desantis v. Trump Would Look Like

It is no secret that after the underperformance of Republicans in the 2022 midterms, there is a lot of blame and finger-pointing going around. Some are blaming Senate Republican Leader...

By Rodney Rios • Oct 26,2022 ,

The Virtue of Democracy

Over time, many forms of government have been tried and tested, ranging from monarchy to fascism. Throughout history, most forms of government have been autocratic. Regardless, the sheer variety and...

By Rodney Rios • Sep 29,2022

BoJack Horseman and the Modern West

Depression, suicide, anxiety, drug overdoses, and a “loneliness epidemic” all indicate that the United States, and much of the Western world, is consumed by a mental health crisis. There seems...

By Rodney Rios • Sep 06,2022

On the “Establishment”

In many quarters of conservative and rightwing media and politics, some continue to fight against the Republican establishment as if it were some external power completely independent from Trump and...

By Rodney Rios • Aug 05,2022

Searching for a Majority

It is a common theme of our times that the United States is in crisis as if it were in an irreversible decline. Slowly, the political norms and context that...