The Choice
Elections are, fundamentally, about making public choices. What are the choices that face Americans? In November 2024 the United States will elect a President, the full House of Representatives, and… Read more »
Category: Senate
Unchecked and Unbalanced: the Presidency in 2020
President Trump’s assassination of General Suleimani, the second most important Iranian government official, has been called an act of war and a declaration of war. Under the U.S. Constitution, only Congress has the… Read more »
Will the Majority Rule in 2021?
With all the attention given to the ups and downs of the presidential contenders for an election which is “only” 11 months away, what can get overlooked is the most… Read more »
Democracy: Back on the Agenda
Fixing American democracy is suddenly back on the agenda in Congress, in the states, and among the voters – despite the conventional wisdom that the public is bored by procedural… Read more »
The Supreme Court and American Democracy
On June 27, 2018, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy resigned, setting off a fierce battle for the future of American democracy. The American right, grouped in the Republican Party, sees… Read more »
Thwarting the Majority
The election of Donald Trump in 2016 thwarted the will of Americans. According to official counts, Trump secured the Republican nomination by winning 46% of the Republican primary vote, representing… Read more »
Lijphart on Fixing American Democracy
Arend Lijphart is perhaps the foremost authority in the world on comparative electoral systems. He was born in the Netherlands but has spent his entire career in the United States…. Read more »
Political Reform First
Bernie Sanders has probably done more to promote social democracy in the U.S. than anyone since FDR. Or at least he has done more to develop an organized constituency in favor of… Read more »