Maria Isabel Puerta Riera

María Isabel Puerta Riera is a political scientist, currently adjunct professor at Valencia College (Florida), and former associate professor at the Universidad de Carabobo (Venezuela).

The politics of ‘white’ Latinx voters

April 5, 2021 / Comments Off on The politics of ‘white’ Latinx voters

The Democratic Party isn’t getting it.

‘Border crisis’ as Republican advantage may be conventional wisdom proven wrong this time

March 24, 2021 / Comments Off on ‘Border crisis’ as Republican advantage may be conventional wisdom proven wrong this time

Dems may have to go solo, writes María Isabel Puerta Riera.

The GOP’s push to restore Jim Crow

March 11, 2021 / Comments Off on The GOP’s push to restore Jim Crow

María Isabel Puerta Riera explains democracy’s great threat.

GOP radicalization won’t stop on its own

March 5, 2021 / Comments Off on GOP radicalization won’t stop on its own

María Isabel Puerta Riera says a legislative response is needed.

For Biden, ‘democracy promotion’ starts at home

February 25, 2021 / Comments Off on For Biden, ‘democracy promotion’ starts at home

Where to begin reassuring global allies after January 6.

Insurgency will happen again

February 15, 2021 / Comments Off on Insurgency will happen again

María Isabel Puerta Riera witnessed Hugo Chavez first failing, then succeeding.

When it came to immigration, legal and illegal, Donald Trump was his own worst enemy

February 7, 2021 / Comments Off on When it came to immigration, legal and illegal, Donald Trump was his own worst enemy

María Isabel Puerta Riera explains why “America First” put America last.