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.
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The Independents Strike Back
If you make the government feel too dangerous, a corrective bloc of voters will pour cold water on your face.
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.
Voters Around the World Are Cooling on Populists, Gravitating Toward Technocrats
Plus: A very blunt Senate candidate, bad news for business mergers, and more...
Poll: Democrats Drop and Republicans Rise, but the Real Juice Is With the Independents
Plus: EFF fights ban on discussing digital locks, Walmart to launch cryptocurrency, and more...
'We' Didn't Increase the Debt. Politicians, Congress, and Bureaucrats Did.
Using "we" implies a collective responsibility, creates the false impression that most people are on board, and hints that we'll share equally in the benefits.
Democrats Want To Mail 3 N95 Masks to Every American
Plus: Civil war fantasies, a challenge to California's ban on felons becoming EMTs, and more...
Democrats Can Beat a GOP Filibuster Without Wrecking Senate Rules
Senate Democrats should avoid taking the easy, undemocratic way out.
Andrew Yang Is Still Trying To Move Forward
"We need to break up the duopoly, and the mechanical way to break up the duopoly is by shifting to open primaries and ranked choice votings so that every perspective has a shot."
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."
Washington's Governor Wants To Prevent Another January 6 with Unconstitutional Censorship
Jay Inslee says we should make it a crime for politicians to lie about election results. What could go wrong?
All Politicians Are Unpopular—So Strip Away Their Power
Shrink the federal waistline for healthier communities.
Libertarian Party of Georgia Loses Ballot Access Lawsuit
Having to collect as many as 20,000 signatures for a House race was not considered a "severe" burden by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Americans Aren't Buying Biden's Agenda
According to a recent poll, only 22 percent of people believe that the current state of the economy is "good" or "excellent."
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.
January 6 Doesn't Justify Wrecking the Filibuster
Plus: Yelling "fire" (literally and metaphorically), fundraising with non-fungible tokens, and more...
It's COVID Year 3 and the CDC Is Still Confused and Confusing
Plus: Conspiracy theory research, student loan forgiveness, and more...
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.
Good Riddance to Ralph Northam and Terry McAuliffe
Virginia is moving on without the Democratic duo.
Hungarian Nationalism Is a Dead End
Hungary's brand of nationalism generates not just cronyist domestic policy but tawdry foreign policy as well.
The Year's Highlights in Blame Shifting
Politicians and cops found creative ways to dodge responsibility in 2021.
Mindfulness Is What's Missing From the Political Arena
Politics isn’t going away, so we can at least try to make it less bad.
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.
America's Divisions May Have Passed the Tipping Point
If we can’t learn to leave each other alone, the country may have a violent meltdown.
George Will Loves To Argue About America
The octogenarian columnist has a lot to say about happiness and history in the United States.
Kim Kardashian's Love of Lower Taxes and Individual Rights Has Made Her Politically Homeless
It's a fairly benign thing to say. And yet it's a landmine in our media landscape.
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.
Politics Has Too Much Posturing and Not Enough Problem-Solving
During a speech to a conservative group this month, Hawley depicted a decline in masculinity as one of the nation's foremost problems. Really?
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.
This Thanksgiving, I'm Grateful for America's Generosity and Unprecedented Charitable Giving
The unique civic and economic role of voluntarism and charity has been a core part of American culture for centuries.
Private Property Rights Made the First Thanksgiving Possible
Something to be grateful for.
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.
Kamala Harris Was Unpopular Before She Became Vice President. Nothing Seems To Have Changed.
Harris' attempts at evolving her political image away from being a law-and-order prosecutor have been disingenuous and unconvincing.
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.
They Just Keep Closing Schools and Mandating Masks
So much for politicians, educators, and public health officials learning a damn thing from Tuesday's election.
