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DNC Calendar Stifles Representation

DNC Calendar Stifles Representation

Amanda Wilcox January 16, 2020
This week, I was surprised to find some common ground with Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg.
Christmas Song Costs A Lot Of Money

Christmas Song Costs A Lot Of Money

Amanda Wilcox December 5, 2019

The resident economists at the Old Gold & Black have some tough news for any Wake Forest students looking to recreate “The Twelve Days of Christmas” for their “true love” this holiday season:...

The Primary Election Process Is Problematic

The Primary Election Process Is Problematic

Amanda Wilcox December 5, 2019

This week, news that Sen. Kamala Harris had suspended her 2020 Democratic primary bid generated grief and bitter feelings among many Democrats, even including those (such as myself) for whom Harris was...

Redistributive Tax Policy Is Not Actually Radical

Redistributive Tax Policy Is Not Actually “Radical”

Amanda Wilcox November 21, 2019

Lately, I’ve consistently heard critics argue that Democratic presidential candidates are suggesting “radical” economic policies and redistributive schema. That isn’t really a fair take. The plans...

Bloombergs Presidential Bid Is A Mistake

Bloomberg’s Presidential Bid Is A Mistake

Amanda Wilcox November 14, 2019

A year ago, Democrats likely would not have paid much attention if former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg had thrown his hat in the ring as a presidential candidate, slogged through the debates,...

Senators Richard Burr and Mark Warner, Chair and Co-Chair of the Senate intelligence Committee, talk to the community at Wake Forest University on Monday, November 11, 2019.

U.S. Senators Featured In Bipartisan Conversation

Amanda Wilcox November 14, 2019

As public impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump begin this week in the lower chamber of the U.S. Congress, the House Intelligence Committee has increasingly commanded the country’s attention. Its...

Democrats Sweep Virginias General Assembly

Democrats Sweep Virginia’s General Assembly

Amanda Wilcox November 7, 2019

Democrats completed Virginia’s partisan shift from red to purple to true blue on Tuesday night, winning majorities in both chambers of the General Assembly and consolidating power across the commonwealth...

Measures Of Growth Should Be Disaggregated

Measures Of Growth Should Be Disaggregated

Amanda Wilcox October 31, 2019

Every fiscal quarter, we look to the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis for the latest data on the total income and output of the United States. The country’s headline indicator of economic conditions...

Deacon Dates

Deacon Dates

Amanda Wilcox October 24, 2019

This fall, the Editorial Board of the Old Gold & Black has once again put down our editing pens and picked up Cupid bows. Our reprise of Deacon Dates promised to sponsor a special date in downtown...

Warren And Sanders Share What Matters: Policy

Warren And Sanders Share What Matters: Policy

Amanda Wilcox October 24, 2019

Within the liberal-to-left political intelligentsia there’s a debate: Are Senators Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts actually the same? Currently, the two leading progressives...

The Upshot From The Fourth Democratic Debate

The Upshot From The Fourth Democratic Debate

Amanda Wilcox October 17, 2019

If there is one sentiment commonly expressed among Democrats of all stripes — aside from a white-hot desire to send President Donald Trump home packing from the Oval Office — it’s a longing for the...

Democrats Should Conduct A Fast, Focused Inquiry

Democrats Should Conduct A Fast, Focused Inquiry

Amanda Wilcox October 3, 2019

Not too fast, not too slow — just right. Therein lies the difficult calculus Democrats in the House of Representatives will be charged with in the coming weeks as they judge how to proceed with an impeachment...

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