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Although it is frequently claimed that Puerto Rico would be a blue state, the U.S. territory continues to pass laws that reflect red state socially… Read More »Socially Conservative Laws in Puerto Rico

At the recent Puerto Rico Equality and Statehood Summit held in Washington D.C., Governor Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon reiterated her commitment to statehood for Puerto Rico, emphasized… Read More »Puerto Rico Governors Call for Statehood

Of the five U.S. territories, only two use the word “commonwealth” in their titles: the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Commonwealth of the Northern… Read More »Comparing Puerto Rico with the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Guam is, like Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States. Territories can remain in that status indefinitely, but they can also become U.S. states or… Read More »Guam Plans Another Plebiscite

U.S. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Darren Soto (D-FL) have introduced the Puerto Rican People’s Power Restoration Act of 2026. This bill seeks to disband… Read More »Bill to End PROMESA Board Introduced in Congress

The Alaskan independence movement has been more successful, in some ways, than other independence movements among the fifty states. Unlike California and Texas, as well… Read More »The Rise and Fall of the Alaskan Independence Party