Donald Trump Just Showed Why Reforming the Electoral Count Act Is Essential
By saying the quiet part loud, the former president should spur Congress into action.
Elections
Did Madison Cawthorn Engage in 'Insurrection' by Reinforcing Donald Trump's Election Fantasy?
The North Carolina congressman's opponents argue that the 14th Amendment disqualifies him from seeking reelection.
The Democrats' Voting Bill Is Dead, but Electoral Reform Isn't
The defeat of Democrats' voting rights legislation could lead to meaningful progress on election integrity.
Biden Is Not Trump. After a Year, That's No Longer Enough.
Things are getting so bad for Democrats that some are starting to wish for Hillary Clinton to return to politics. Yikes.
Bad Politicians Think Elections Are Illegitimate if They Don't Like the Winner
Democracy means accepting results you're not happy about.
The Sedition Indictment Against 11 Oath Keepers Describes a Plot That Was Pitifully Inept and Ineffectual
This is the first time that participants in the Capitol riot have been charged with sedition.
Were Biden's Election Legitimacy Remarks Dangerous or Just Stupid?
They were a bit of both.
These Lawsuits Argue That Trump Conspired To Incite the Capitol Riot
Proving that claim requires more than reckless rhetoric, which is constitutionally protected.
Joe Biden Says He's Willing To Kill the Filibuster
If Democrats' voting rights bills are blocked, Biden says, "we have no choice but to change the Senate rules, including getting rid of the filibuster."
Was the Capitol Riot Really the Opening Battle of a Civil War?
There are good reasons to think polls grossly exaggerate the number of Americans who support political violence.
January 6 and the Problem of Political Ignorance
Ignorance and bias played a major role in the attack on the Capitol and in the continuing belief of many Republicans that Biden didn't really win the 2020 election. The issue is part of the broader problem of political ignorance and bias, which is by no means confined to any one side of the political spectrum.
The Strategic yet Self-Defeating Hyperbole of 'Democracy in Peril' Journalism
As awful as things are, Trump is not Milošević, Republicans are not unified behind him, Stacey Abrams is not a hero, and every day is not January 6.
Don't Make Every Day January 6
The Capitol riot was awful, but it shouldn't serve as an excuse to violate civil liberties.
The Case for Fixing the Electoral Count Act
Experts across the political spectrum support ways to forestall future efforts to use Congress to overturn presidential election results.
Cross-Ideological Support for Electoral Count Act Reform
There are not many subjects on which Professors McConnell, Pildes, Foley and Smith agree.
In 2022, Pay Attention to Right-Wing Authoritarianism
For decades, libertarians have focused on illiberalism coming from the political left. But authoritarianism has taken root among many conservatives across the world.
The Year's Highlights in Blame Shifting
Politicians and cops found creative ways to dodge responsibility in 2021.
As With Gun Control, Democrats' Voting Reform Bills Unlikely To Make a Difference
The bills call for reforms that would be nearly impossible to implement and will not prevent a repeat of 2020.
D.C. Circuit Rejects Trump Effort to Block Release of Documents to January 6 Committee
Will the Supreme Court step in?
Maryland Democrats Hate Gerrymandering So Much, They're Trying To Eliminate the State's Lone Republican District
When it comes to drawing congressional districts, concerns about the legitimacy of democracy seemingly go out the window.
Against the Education Status Quo
After doing the jobs of teacher, coach, and cafeteria monitor for more than a year, many parents resented being told to sit down and shut up.
South Dakota's Governor Succeeds in Blocking Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization
The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled that the ballot initiative violated the "single subject" rule for constitutional amendments.
Two More Lawyers Sanctioned for Filing Frivolous Election Challenges
A federal magistrate judge in Colorado orders two attorneys to pay over $180K in fees to cover defendants' legal costs.
DC Circuit Temporarily Blocks Release of White House of January 6 Documents
A panel of the court will hear Trump’s challenge to the release of material on an expedited basis.
The Virginia Governor's Race Was an Advertisement for School Choice
Children are too important to be entrusted to unions or government monopolies.
Voters Don't Want To Pay for Your Dumb Stadium
In Albuquerque, Augusta, and Denver, plans to borrow and spend on stadiums got soundly defeated on Election Day.
Politics Is Rotting Brains and Making Everyone Mad
As exciting as it may sound to grab power and vanquish enemies, the only way to save America is to recommit to its original principles.
Mad, Trump-Averse Parents Finally Had Someone To Vote Against
Politicians continue to ignore—or insult—independents at their peril.
In Gangbuster Night for Republicans, Glenn Youngkin Wins Virginia Governor's Race
Plus: The Twin cities both say yes to rent control, Eric Adams will be the next mayor of New York City, and more...
If Glenn Youngkin Has to Answer for Trump, Terry McAuliffe Really Has to Answer for Randi Weingarten
Parents are at their wits' end and that might cost the Democrats the governor's race.
Joe Biden Presses Ahead With Vaccine Mandates, Inviting Legal Challenges
Plus: The Twin Cities will both vote on rent control ballot initiatives, New Jersey and Virginia voters will pick a new governor, and more...
Virginia Governor Race Is an Education Policy Wake-Up Call That Democrats (and the Media) Won't Heed
Calling voters racist is an odd closing argument, let alone an effective response to concerns over schools.
Andrew Yang: 'Political Violence Is Becoming More and More of an Inevitability'
The former presidential candidate talks about UBI, race relations, ranked-choice voting, his new political party Forward, and how "the duopoly is killing us."
Holding Steve Bannon in Contempt
Congress prepares to assert its investigative authority.
California Voters Might Have a Chance To Ban Government Unions in 2022
One of two ballot measures already proposed for 2022 in California takes on some of the most powerful special interests in state politics.
Does Executive Privilege Extend Beyond a President's Term?
President Trump is telling former aides to assert executive privilege to frustrate the congressional investigation of January 6.
Trump's 'Eastman Memo' Proposed an Unconstitutional Power Grab by the Vice President
A conservative law professor advised Donald Trump that Mike Pence could unilaterally overturn the 2020 election.
Republicans Got What They Deserved in California Recall
Doubling down on stridently conservative messaging in a state where conservatives are a dwindling and fleeing minority doesn't seem like a winning strategy.
From Russiagate to the MyPillow Guy, Let's Stop With Electoral Conspiracy Theories
Before Mike Lindell's lunatic claims and Donald Trump's sour grapes over 2020, there was Hillary Clinton and the media's false insistence on Kremlin interference.
Could Classical Liberalism Win Big in Germany?
In the country’s first post-Merkel election, Germany’s Free Democratic Party could once again be a "kingmaker."
The Eastman Memo: Poor Lawyering for a Disreputable Cause (Updated)
An audacious last-minute attempt to undo the results of the 2020 election.
The California Recall Shows It's Fine to Not Vote For Candidates You Don't Support
Millions rejected choosing any alternative to Gov. Newsom. Did they “throw their vote away?” Of course not.
Gov. Newsom Poised To Hold Off Recall Effort
As of 8:45 p.m., two-thirds of California voters favor letting him complete his first term.
Today's Recall Election Shows California's One-Party Rule May Stick Around
Californians vote today on whether to keep lockdowner in chief Gavin Newsom.
FEC: Twitter Blocking the Hunter Biden Story Wasn't Election Interference
Maryland satire paper threatened over "OlneyFans" article, big tech companies "on the butcher's table," and more...
J.D. Vance Surrenders to the Politics of Hate
"I think our people hate the right people," the Senate candidate said last week. He's in infamous company.
The Court Order Approving Sanctions Against Sidney Powell Shows How Hastily She Assembled Her Kraken
A federal judge concluded that Powell and eight other pro-Trump lawyers who challenged Michigan's election results made frivolous arguments and treated evidence recklessly.
Federal Judge Beaches Kraken and Orders Sanctions
Lin Wood, Sidney Powell, Howard Kleinhendler must pay legal fees, attend CLEs, and face potential further punishment.
