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The Tulsa Experiment: A COVID Success Story
The city continues to reap rewards from its successful relocation policies in the WFH eras of 2020-2022, albeit one buttressed by...
Nikola Ranick
Mar 164 min read


Mock-SOTU: An Encapsulation of the Current Political Moment
Performance and Pageantry Bring Out the Worst in Politics...but that is kind of where we are at I mean, look at those hands Daddy always...
Nikola Ranick
Mar 54 min read


What's The Deal With Miami?
A meditation on one of the most unique places in FLORIDA...which is already saying something Downtown Miami: nice groove if you can...
Nikola Ranick
Feb 194 min read


Mississippi’s Educational Exception: Miracle or Mirage
Carey Wright: The face of the Mississippi Miracle is Glowing, But Could It Just Be Something (COVID) in The Air As a former educator, I...
Nikola Ranick
Dec 16, 20245 min read


Election Reflections: A Divided, Passionate America
This election was a quick night for me. By a little after 9 p.m., I texted my sister that it was settled as far as I was concerned. And I...
Nikola Ranick
Dec 3, 20247 min read


Mission Mediocrity: This Year’s Vice-Presidential Choices are Too Safe. They Probably Won’t Matter Anyway
In honor of the upcoming vice presidential debate, I am highlighting this cycle's buried narrative of vice presidential picks. Although...
Nikola Ranick
Sep 30, 20247 min read


On The Presidential Race: Kamala Is a Boon for Democrats But Will Still Lose.
For Democrats Down-ballot though, this is a Split Ticket Effect that Will Matter --------------------------------------------------------...
Nikola Ranick
Aug 17, 20248 min read
Presenting my Masters Dissertation
Salutations to all! Attached you will find my completed Masters Dissertation for the London School of Economics (minus the cover page)....
Nikola Ranick
Sep 2, 20231 min read


Nevada: On Competitiveness and ‘Competitiveness’
Political Pundits and Players Alike Need to Get Real with the Silver State, Both for Its Own and Broader Politics’ Sake Rarely does a...
Nikola Ranick
Oct 14, 20216 min read


Convention Takeaways: It’s A Lot
Kicking yourself for missing the prime-time presentation for each of America’s big political parties? Probably not but no worries anyway,...
Nikola Ranick
Sep 3, 20205 min read


SENATE FOR SIMPS, PART 2: The Easy Ones (To Write)
The following can be considered short and sweet novellas, as I find them much less nuanced. These two races are less defined by candidate...
Nikola Ranick
Aug 23, 20205 min read


August 4th Electoral Thots (Part Two)
Imma talk about Kamala some other time, promise. Also nothing important (enough) happened August 11th, sooooo…. Like Kansas, Missouri...
Nikola Ranick
Aug 13, 20204 min read


Electoral Thots: August 4th Primary +Some State Info (Part One)
You bet I will be covering the primary covering national contests in my metro (Kansas City-meaning both MO and KS)! I also will have a...
Nikola Ranick
Aug 10, 20205 min read


SENATE FOR SIMPS: Elaborating On the Rankings, Part 1
Remember this?? Well, it is time for some analysis on the most competitive races, starting with AZ (and be warned- this one is a novel)....
Nikola Ranick
Jul 31, 20206 min read


It’s Rabbit Season! Electoral Perception and Sentiments Matter This Year More Than Ever
As we approach the political whirlwind of election day (or what is likely going to be a gradual crescendo of updated absentee ballots in...
Nikola Ranick
Jul 26, 20203 min read


SENATE FOR SIMPS
Unveiling this Cycle’s Senate Rankings As the name suggests, the goal of this site is to communicate complex jargon into more coherent...
Nikola Ranick
Jul 8, 20202 min read


The World This Week (July 23rd-29th)
Georgia Gov Pt. 2 As this Georgian runoff drew to a close, it seemed almost inevitable that Secretary of State Brian Kemp will prevail...
Nikola Ranick
Jul 29, 20185 min read


That New York State of Upsets
What should have been a mostly sleepy primary became spicy with stunning results in NY prompting heavy speculation on the soul of the...
Nikola Ranick
Jul 1, 20186 min read


The Senate in a Snap
Want to get a brief but solid understanding of the current Senate playing field? Well that’s what you are getting this week (amongst...
Nikola Ranick
Jun 24, 20187 min read


Less Super Tuesday
Mark Sanford’s loss in South Carolina has proved the Republican Party is in Trump’s hands. But what about all that other stuff going on?...
Nikola Ranick
Jun 16, 20185 min read
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