Mary Peltola Appears Likely To Defeat Both Dan Sullivans in Alaska's Senate Race
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump impotently called for the state to just give Sullivan all the other votes and declare him the winner.
Voting
Colorado Votes for More Spending and Higher Taxes
Voters passed Proposition NN and Amendment 87, raising the state spending cap and getting rid of its flat income tax, respectively.
Alabama Voters Put Pledge of Allegiance, School Prayer in the State Constitution
The amendment requires school boards to authorize student-led prayer in public schools, renewing questions about the separation of church and state.
Postgame
Plus: What happened in Texas, what happened in North Carolina, what happened with tech, and more...
Virginia Votes To Overturn Lifetime Voting Ban for Felony Offenders
Virginia's Question 3 passed by a comfortable margin, ending more than 100 years of felon disenfranchisement in the state.
Republicans Fumble Their 2024 Gains With Arabs in Michigan
Democrats alienated Arab Americans in the last election. Now Republicans have driven them back.
J.D. Vance Claims 'Illegal Immigrant Somalis' Conspired To 'Flood the Polls' in Ohio
The vice president's tall tale could be a preview of Republicans' sore-loser complaints after the midterm elections.
Massachusetts Voters Overwhelmingly Reject an Attempt To Repeal Marijuana Legalization
If anything, a decade of experience with legal recreational cannabis seems to have reinforced opposition to pot prohibition in the Bay State.
On Election Day, We All Get to Be Haley Stevens and Pick the (Hopefully) Less Lousy Candidates
Once again, Americans will have to live with the consequences of their political choices.
The Logic of Voting for a Lesser Evil - and Other Writings on the Ethics of Voting
Compendium of links to some of my writings on the morality of voting.
Trump's Election Interference in California and Alaska Prompts a Series of Judicial Rebukes
Four federal courts say the Trump administration is trying to usurp the states' constitutional authority over elections.
Ranked Choice Voting Will Untangle Alaska's Dan Sullivan Controversy. It's Also on the Ballot Itself.
As voters in Alaska decide whether to keep or abolish some electoral reforms, voters in Massachusetts will decide whether to try them.
Federal Court Rejects Trump Lawsuit Seeking to Block Certification of Alaska Senate Election Results
The court found the administration lacked standing to bring the suit. But there are also major substantive problems with Trump's position.
A Libertarian Perspective on the 2026 Election
Why we should vote "Democrat by Default" for federal offices - with a few rare exceptions. I build on a post by political philosopher Dan Shapiro.
Massachusetts Voters Don't Seem Inclined To Repeal Marijuana Legalization Next Week
Polls suggest support for a legal recreational market has increased since voters approved it a decade ago.
Creating Voter Confusion About Candidates' Names is Bad - But Exploiting Voter Ignorance About Policy Issues is a Much Bigger Problem
Democrats' apparent effort to confuse Alaska voters about candidates' names is reprehensible. But politicians' routine lying and exploitation of ignorance about policy issues is much worse.
Trump's Claims About Noncitizen Voting Are 'Not Credible,' a Federal Judge Says in a Scathing Decision
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter rejected the Justice Department's demand that California officials segregate ballots from 20,000 voters it describes as "likely noncitizens."
Antics in Alaska
Plus: Israeli election results, Warsh might favor raising borrowing costs, and more...
Will the Wealth Tax Fail?
Plus: Brazilian presidential elections, passing by Cuba, Taiwanese families who hate Arizona's schools, and more...
Even Under Mamdani, New York City's Ballot Questions Might Cut Red Tape and Public Review Hearings
Mamdani’s Commission on Government Efficiency put forward ballot proposals to cut red tape.
Trump Sues to Block Alaska Senate Election Results Because of Potential Voter "Confusion"
The administration claims voters might be confused between two candidates named "Dan Sullivan."
He Won a City Council Seat by Openly Admitting How Little He Wants the Job
"I barely want to do this," Brady Rogers admitted. Voters apparently appreciated the honesty.
What Happens When 2 Dan Sullivans Run for the Same Senate Seat?
Should it be illegal to run for office against someone with your same name?
Libertarianism and Democracy
Matt Zwolinski is right to emphasize that democracy is generally superior to authoritarianism, but wrong to suggest it should be a central libertarian commitment. Moreover, recent events highlight the validity and importance of longstanding libertarian critiques of democracy's weaknesses.
Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security Admits To Watchlisting Americans Based on 'Potential Inaccuracies'
The feds’ response to a lawsuit over their voter fraud investigation program is an admission that their approach didn’t work. But some questions are still unanswered.
Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security Agents Are Harassing American Voters of Foreign Origin
A campaign against noncitizen voter fraud is sweeping up U.S. citizens. California counties are suing to stop it.
Trump Takes Page From Leftist Playbook With $5,000 Dividend Proposal
The Trump administration is willing to use public money for campaigning and gamble the country’s fiscal future, just like the leftists in Argentina who ran against Milei.
Trump's $5,000 'Dividends' Are a Brazen Vote-Buying Scheme
Tariffs won’t begin to fund the effort to purchase voters’ good will.
Trump Again Condemns His Supreme Court Nominees As Too Cowardly To Agree With Him
The president's latest tirade against recalcitrant justices reflects his open contempt for judicial review.
Why a Trump-Appointed Judge Just Blocked the President's Mail-In Ballot Restrictions
A notable legal defeat for the Trump administration
New Book on "Democracy's Challenges: 100 Ideas"
Now available online for free, from NYU Press. I am one of many contributors.
First Circuit Refuses to Stay District Court Injunction Against Trump's Executive Order on Mail-In Voting
The Court rightly ruled the executive branch has no authority to restrict mail-in voting.
Trump's Executive Order on Mail-in Ballots is an Assault on Federalism and Separation of Powers
It seeks to usurp state and congressional power over election administration.
A Limited Supreme Court Win for Trump on Mail-In Ballots
But the legal fighting will continue in the lower courts.
Voting by Mail
Plus: A 911 glitch, the disappearance of the menhaden, the deportation of a Navy sailor's dad, and more...
Reconciling Hayek and Mill's Divergent Defenses of Liberty
As Cass Sunstein points out, Hayek and Mill had widely divergent rationales for liberty. But the two can be reconciled.
Voter Ignorance and the Problem of Confusion Caused by Candidates With Similar Names [Updated]
Voter confusion caused by candidates with similar names - as in the current Alaska Senate race - is part of the much larger problem of political ignorance.
I Played a Game Simulating the Aftermath of the 2028 Election. Here's How It Went.
The Democratic nominee won five swing states by less than one percentage point. Then things got crazy.
Research Suggests Trump and His Opponents Are Both Wrong About the Impact of Voter ID Requirements
The weight of the evidence indicates that such laws do not reliably benefit Republicans or hurt Democrats.
My New Boston Globe Article on Trump's Bogus Election Fraud Claims
It explains why Trump is wrong and how federalism can help counter his efforts to subvert the 2026 midterm elections.
Why Are Political Independents Less Patriotic Than Ever?
For the same reason their ranks have grown to record highs: They dislike the federal government.
J.D. Vance and Mike Johnson Slam L.A. Mayoral Primary Outcome
Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss renewed Republican criticism of California's slow election results.
Jared Polis' Controversial Commutation of Tina Peters' Prison Sentence Upholds Freedom of Speech
Colorado's governor agreed with a state appeals court that the former Mesa County clerk had been punished for her wacky beliefs about the 2020 election as well as her illegal conduct.
The Major Questions Doctrine Constrains Presidential Power Over Elections
It limits executive power grabs in this field, as well as others.
Chaos with the SPLC, Hasan Piker Endorses Violence, and Predictions Markets Run Amok
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi break down this week’s bizarre turn of events: The SPLC got indicted, and Hasan Piker made more violent comments.
The Lobster Triumphs
Plus: Tit-for-tat gerrymandering, D.C.'s flowing fountains, more war in the Strait of Hormuz, and more...
