California initiatives will fuel an already fiery November election, and the state's top-two primary might end up excluding Democrats in the governor's race.
Plus: Donald Trump vs. Thomas Massie, Republicans preparing to kill the filibuster for a very dumb reason, explosions in the Strait of Hormuz, and more...
It is part of their series of essays addressing issues facing American democracy.
Trump's call to "nationalize elections" leads prominent election law scholar Rick Hasen to reverse his longstanding support for such a policy.
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss the outrages of the week, including Jeffrey Epstein, Billie Eilish, and DoorDash.
Plus: assessing Trump’s first year, the dysfunction of Washington, D.C., and the politics of the Super Bowl. (Recorded live in Washington, D.C.)
It's a bad idea, just like it was a bad idea five years ago when Democrats proposed something similar.
Those who blame Buckley for our current problems are wrong to do so. A contrary decision would have made things worse.
Brexit leader Daniel Hannan urges Trump voters to hit the exits.
What political insurgencies can teach us about major parties
Plus: D.C. curfews, SNAP funding, the Georgia abortion ban, and more...
Lawsuits against Oregon and Maine test how far the federal government can go in demanding access to voter information.
While mail-in voting provides obvious logistical challenges, every serious analysis of mail-in voting results has found it to be secure.
Most voters support submitting ballots by mail, and also voter ID.
Voters overwhelmingly supported Initiative 83, but Democratic lawmakers have been hesitant to adopt it.
Three libertarians—Dave Smith, J.D. Tuccille, and Liz Wolfe—revisit their reluctant votes for Trump, weighing the promises, chaos, and consequences of his second term so far.
Voters said no to constitutional amendments on juvenile justice, government spending, and more.
Written by Georgetown Prof. Jason Brennan.
In the first volume of his final report, Special Counsel Jack Smith laid out a damning case against the former and future president.
Ranked choice voting and nonpartisan primaries suffered a bad election cycle in 2024.
President-elect Edmundo González has vowed to challenge Maduro's grip on power.
The outgoing Canadian prime minister says ranked choice voting would change how political parties and voters approach elections. He's right.
With 50.1 percent of the final tally, Alaskans voted to preserve a system that allows voters more choice in how they vote, and who they vote for.
But the amendment won't prevent the state from killing you.
The spread of conspiracy theories in response to a bruising electoral loss is not only found on the political right.
Political scientists Hyrum and Verlan Lewis discuss the 2024 election and the power of self-narratives in American politics.
Neither Democrats nor Republicans seem fully able to wrap their minds around what's happening.
Men and women vote differently, but 2024's gender gap was far from unique.
Majorities in nine states vote to maintain partisan elections.
It ain’t over until the long ballots are (re)counted.
Reason's Nick Gillespie will be live on election night with Kmele Foster, Allison Schrager, and more special guests.
Reason's Emma Camp asked voters to name "one good thing" about the candidate they didn't vote for.
Elections are decided by how people feel, and lots of Americans still feel pretty grumpy about how much it costs to go to the grocery store these days.
We don't know how Kamala Harris would wield her awesome power, and we don't know how the rule of law would constrain Donald Trump.
Tune in on November 4 at 6:30 p.m. (EST) on YouTube to hear the four co-hosts' unflinching critiques of the latest in politics, culture, and whatever fresh hell awaits us all.
Podcaster Michael Liebowitz interviewed me on why Kamala Harris is a lesser evil than Trump, and the more general issue of the logic of voting for a lesser evil.
Blame bad laws, not fraud, for delays in vote counting in some swing states.
Plus: New York's 17th district, Nevada's senate race, bootstrapping dating via the NYC marathon, and more...
Increasingly like-minded communities make incumbent lawmakers safer than ever.
Only one in four Republican voters are very confident their ballots will be counted correctly, and Trump voters are far less likely to believe the election will be decided fairly.
Majorities of Americans want casting a ballot to be easy and secure.
Links to all my writings on these topics.
Dave Smith is for Trump. Jacob Grier is for Harris. David Stockman says we're screwed either way.
The Stony Brook sociologist discusses how progressives are having a hard time processing why more and more black and Latino voters are supporting Donald Trump.
Plus: A listener asks the editors if there are closet Trump voters within the halls of Reason.
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