Elections Are Too Online
We can make our voting systems just a bit dumber and a whole lot safer.
We can make our voting systems just a bit dumber and a whole lot safer.
Most of those open to evidence already know that Trump tried to reverse the outcome of an election he legitimately lost. Reaching the rest is likely to be extremely difficult, at best.
There is bipartisan support to reform the Electoral Count Act to prevent another January 6th.
The election serves as a trial run for Alaska's new voting process, which could be a boon for third-party candidates.
After bracing for a supposed return of Jim Crow, Georgia saw a major increase in early votes in this week's primaries.
A federal district court judge dismissed Lindell's counterclaims against Dominion and Smartmatic, and Lindell may still be on the hook for defamation.
In an important new article, political philosophers Jason Brennan and Christopher Freiman explain why standard justifications for paternalistic restrictions on consumers also apply to voters.
Politicians who benefit from divisive election politics resist reforms that threaten the status quo.
A ruling in a dispute over emails sought by the January 6 committee agrees that Trump's actions likely violated two federal laws.
Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich said Moses would be a free woman—if she hadn't insisted on exercising her constitutional right to trial.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger claimed that over 1,000 people voted more than once. He now admits that number is far lower.
Larry David isn't afraid to lay bare how much of politics is about appeasing the masses.
Not by changing the filibuster rules, but by stressing them.
The defeat of Democrats' voting rights legislation could lead to meaningful progress on election integrity.
They were a bit of both.
"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."
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."
An old strategy that’s worked for Democrats before may work again.
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.
Plus: Yelling "fire" (literally and metaphorically), fundraising with non-fungible tokens, and more...
The bills call for reforms that would be nearly impossible to implement and will not prevent a repeat of 2020.
British political scientist David Runciman says the answer is "yes." And he makes a stronger case than you might think.
"Outside activities that may pose a conflict of interest to the executive branch of the State of Florida create a conflict for the University of Florida," said the university in a statement.
NYU's Eliza Sweren-Becker debates Hans von Spakovsky of The Heritage Foundation
NYU's Eliza Sweren-Becker debates Hans von Spakovsky of The Heritage Foundation
Millions rejected choosing any alternative to Gov. Newsom. Did they “throw their vote away?” Of course not.
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.
Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and Mike Lindell can still beat Dominion Voting Systems in court by showing that their accusations were true.
Each major party portrays the other as a deadly threat to democracy.
Former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell says the sheer volume of the affidavits she collected shows she exercised due diligence.
The Court's final opinions did not offer many surprises.
The suspension is based on "demonstrably false and misleading statements" that Giuliani made as Donald Trump's lawyer.
The lawsuit claims Georgia officials enacted restrictive provisions with the intent of curtailing the right to vote based on race.
The "For The People Act" was a flawed package that would have solved some problems while creating new headaches.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is right: Democrats have more to lose by ending the filibuster than by putting up with it.
Democrats have 13 choices in the mayoral primary. They get to rank their top five.
A puzzle about the former; an argument about the latter
The former Trump campaign lawyer plans to defeat defamation lawsuits by showing "what actually happened."
Remember when Republicans believed private businesses had a right to exercise free speech?
It's a regulation-heavy Monday.
GOP state legislators have introduced a raft of new bills aimed at restricting the fundamental right to vote.
Plus: New York moves closer to legal weed, Parler pushes back on extremism claims, and more...
This awful gun control talking point won’t go away.
The former Trump campaign lawyer insists her allegations about systematic voting fraud were not "statements of fact."
The state Senate approved some cynical changes to Georgia's absentee ballot laws under the guise of securing future elections from fraud that no one seems to be able to find.
It may, however, be a consequence of authoritarian COVID-19 responses that failed to keep citizens safe.