Democratic Candidates Aren’t on a Winning Track
Presidential candidates from both parties usually sound hard-core in the primaries to appeal to their progressive or conservative bases. But for the general election, the […]
Electoral College
The One-Two Punch to Knock Out Electoral Democracy
If you thought, or hoped, that the brave (or nobly self-interested) Democratic Governor of Nevada, Steve Sisolak had done in the push for a National […]
Stealing the 2020 Election: How it Could Happen
Errant flashlight beams occasionally escape the basement window of the courthouse as off-book campaign workers carefully replace another seal on a box of completed ballots. […]
Paying Off the Many, At the Expense of the Middle
Fifteen states have voted to recognize the National Popular Vote (NPV), a proposed interstate compact that pledges the electoral votes of every state to the […]
The New Social Contract We Must Reject
America’s public life is disordered; our discourse toxic. Competing lists of scandals and abuses (calls for impeachment, “nuclear options,” attacks on free speech, and so […]
How the Electoral College Squelches Faction
Ever since the political establishment was rocked by Hillary Clinton’s loss in the 2016 presidential election, the Electoral College has been under renewed scrutiny. It […]
Constitutional Fairyland
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The Electoral College Power Grab
[fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_ rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_ ] Colorado, along with several other states, is considering a measure to join what is known as the […]
Census Fight Is About Dollars and Votes
While the national debate continues over how secure our border will be, another aspect of illegal immigration continues to snake its way through the courts. […]
America 2.0
The government so carefully and brilliantly designed by the Framers and embodied in the Constitution is no more. Don’t believe me? Here is James Madison’s […]
The Trump Coalition and the Electoral College
The Electoral College has been in the news recently despite the fact that the presidential election is still over two years off. President Trump kicked […]
Citizenship Should Count in Census
Our system of government is, at least technically, that of a republic. In the original Constitution, state legislatures chose Senators, and, even now, an Electoral […]
Taking Trump Seriously
Trying to take Trump seriously, Michael’s Barone’s column in the Washington Examiner on Thursday, is significant for at least two reasons. One is that anything […]
Where Else Do Establishment Republicans Have to Go?
In a recent column, I advised conservatives and populists not to alienate less doctrinaire conservatives because they need their votes in general elections. A number […]
Dead Man Voting
Most Americans may be unaware of the Diplomatic Security Service, “the law enforcement and security arm of the U.S. Department of State. It bears the […]
Toward a Winning American Majority
The world is obsessed with Donald Trump. Hardly a day goes by without my receiving an email, a call, or a tweet from someone, somewhere […]
Republicans and the Lost Art of Deterrence
In a perfect and disinterested world, when Washington, D.C. is deluged in scandal, a nonpartisan investigator or prosecutor should survey the contemporary rotten landscape. He […]
Trump’s Quiet Victories
It requires a bit of perspective to see the trend in Washington: nothing fails to succeed like success. When presidents have threatened the Washington condominium […]
Nate Silver and the Fetish of Data-Driven Journalism
“Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1.” “Never tell me the odds!” ―C-3PO and Han Solo Yogi Berra famously threw […]
Winning the War and Losing the Peace
The campaign didn’t end on election night. That’s the message for America from the bipartisan uniparty headquartered in Washington, D.C.—the one that Trump supporters voted […]