Wisconsin Chief Justice Suing to Keep Job After Voters Approve New Amendment
The amendment has the elected court electing its own chief justice every two years, rather than a seniority rule.
Campaigns/Elections
Mandatory Voting Is a Terrible—And Insulting—Idea
The political parties have no right to demand our stamp of approval for their elections.
The Early Presidential Race: It's (Not Always) Money That Matters
Rand Paul Can't Be Counted Out Because You Can't Imagine Him Counting Huge Piles of Campaign Bucks.
Republican Powerbrokers Intend to Clear the GOP Field for a Favored Establishment Candidate
Republicans actually have to sort out some substantive differences on policy. Coronations do not lend themselves to self-examination.
Rand Paul for President: Can Interesting Be Electable?
Rand Paul's electoral virtues might be the same as his vices.
The Midterm Election Debunked Big Myths About Gridlock, Obamacare
Guess what. Voters don't really hate "obstructionism." They hate the other party.
Chart: Why Felon Disenfranchisement Matters
The margin of victory in several high-profile and highly-contested Senate races this election was much smaller than the number of felons ineligible to vote.
'War on Women' Rhetoric Not Translating to Election 2014 Support for Democrats
Evoking "The Handmaid's Tale" as a supposed GOP policy goal isn't guaranteeing success at the polls.
This Is How Incumbent Politicians Game the System to Ensure Their Own Re-Election
No matter how angry the voters, incumbents always win
A Libertarian Party Moment?
Three high-polling L.P. candidates contemplate a possible banner year for the third party
Federal Appeals Court Restores Investigation Connected to Gov. Scott Walker
Allegations of illegal activities of groups supporting him, though he is not a subject.
FEC Chairman Talks 'Dark Money' and the Fine Line Between Free Speech and Censorship
FEC Chairman Lee Goodman says the dark money debate is nothing more than an effort to regulate speech using government power.
Complexity Without Conspiracy: Politics Harder to Produce Than a Pencil
Get in the weeds, not the sensationalism
Obama Campaign Vets to Young Lefties: Pay Us $5,000 and We'll Let You Do Our Grunt Work
Do we have a deal for you!
Can a 'Libertarian Moment' in Politics Be Very Libertarian?
David Brat, Rand Paul, and the limits of electoral libertarianism in a two-party world
Free Speech vs. the Collective
Stephen Breyer's dangerously broad rationale for campaign finance regulations
Rich People Will Always Beat Campaign Finance Restrictions
When Congress blocks off one avenue for funding political campaigns, millionaires find other routes-or bulldoze new ones through the wilderness.
