Turnout Determined the Winner in Iowa, But Not in the Way Everyone Expected
The polls miss again.
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Turnout Isn't Everything, It's the Only Thing at the Iowa Caucuses
Can the Trump and Sanders campaigns mobilize the voters they need to win?
Ky. Governor's Action on Ex-Felon Voters Should Get More Attention Than Kim Davis Pandering
Bevin sends mixed messages on limits of executive power.
No, Compulsory Voting Doesn't Make Election Outcomes More Legitimate
Why should mediocre candidates get the benefit of forced balloting?
No, 'the System' Is Not Broken
Not getting what you want from the government isn't a sign of failure.
Jeb Bush: Do You Really Want to Remind Voters of Your Terri Schiavo Fiasco?
Bush not only concerned about fetuses, but brain-dead people too.
Voter ID, Suppression Fail
If voter ID laws were created to suppress minority voting, they're actually not doing that.
Maryland Governor Vetoes Asset Forfeiture Reform, Marijuana Decriminalization Bills
Spurious drug war reasoning invoked
Ferguson Residents Come Out to Vote, Diversify City Council
Minority representation by city leaders more closely matches citizenry.
Why Mandatory Voting Is a Bad Idea
Freedom means the right to ignore the state and live peacefully.
Mandatory Voting Is a Terrible—And Insulting—Idea
The political parties have no right to demand our stamp of approval for their elections.
Senate Votes 98 to 1: Climate Change Is Real and Not a Hoax
Senators vote 50 to 49 that it is "sense of the Senate" that "human activity significantly contributes to climate change."
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.
Election 2014 Is Over. Here's Why Your Vote Didn't Really Matter
Voting rewards irresponsibility. That's just one problem with democracy.
Democrats Couldn't Count on Women for Victories in Midterm 2014 Elections. Will They Learn?
Did Democrats woo women at the expense of young and independent voters?
Voting Republican Is the Smart Choice for Libertarians
There are liberty GOP candidates on the ballot. Let's not give those up to Democrats by voting Libertarian, says Grover Norquist.
Vote Republican for Limited Government
We've seen how abusive the IRS, DoJ, and NSA are under Democrats, says Sen. Rand Paul. Let's change course.
Vote Libertarian to Stop the Next 'Bipartisan' Disaster
The failed drug war? Mass surveillance? $17 trillion debt? All that and more, thanks to Republicans and Democrats working together.
How Bogus Threats of Voter Fraud, Dangerous Abortions, and Other Phony Emergencies Make Honest Debate Impossible
Two Texas laws illustrate a politically poisonous legislative habit.
Nothing Says 'Voting Is Important' Like Lil' Jon and Lena Dunham Dancing
"Rock the Vote" gets even more desperate.
Please Don't Vote
The biggest fans of "democracy" treat this orgy of vacuous lever pulling as if it were sacred or patriotic. It's neither.
Court Strikes Down North Carolina Voting Restrictions
Will have to reinstate same-day voter registration.
A 'Voter Redistricting Czar'? How About Not.
A California Democrat is cooking up something very un-democratic.
Democratic Accountability Made as Simple as an App
The California Report Card is a growing, grassroots tool for individual citizens to make their government officials listen.
Sen. Rand Paul: "The war on drugs has had a racial outcome…and I want to try to fix it."
"Why are the prisons full of black and brown kids?"
