If there is one enduring legacy of American democracy, it is a profound commitment to preventing people from voting. Under the Constitution, state governments are given wide leeway to regulate the “Times, Places, and Manner,” of Elections for Sen...
As the majority of US voters celebrate President-elect Joe Biden’s seemingly convincing victory in last week’s election, political commentators have been quick to temper the left’s jubilation in anticipation of a divisive transfer of power that...
There’s no riskier candidate for an influential position in the United States than a woman. Their chromosomes are proof of their lack of viability to hold power, and so the qualities, values, and policies central to American politics remain dominat...
If you find yourself voting in Alabama, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina or Utah, you might be surprised by an option at the top of your ballot. It goes by many names–straight-ticket voting, straight-party vot...
If you find yourself voting in Alabama, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina or Utah, you might be surprised by an option at the top of your ballot. It goes by many names–straight-ticket voting, straight-party vot...
The American vote is broken. The solution may not be to bring the people to the polls, but rather to bring the polls to the people by allowing them to vote at home. The 2018 election cycle revealed that weaknesses continue to exist in our current ele...
The American vote is broken. The solution may not be to bring the people to the polls, but rather to bring the polls to the people by allowing them to vote at home. The 2018 election cycle revealed that weaknesses continue to exist in our current ele...
The Michael Cohen testimony this month brought yet another round of commentary and speculation about the fate of the Trump presidency. Calls for impeachment, though, were largely dismissed by Democratic party leaders, who prefer to wait until the det...
The Michael Cohen testimony this month brought yet another round of commentary and speculation about the fate of the Trump presidency. Calls for impeachment, though, were largely dismissed by Democratic party leaders, who prefer to wait until the det...
The historic number of women and people of color, most of whom were Democrats, elected to Congress was one of the biggest stories to come out of the 2018 midterms. Two of the most high profile candidates, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Ayanna P...
The historic number of women and people of color, most of whom were Democrats, elected to Congress was one of the biggest stories to come out of the 2018 midterms. Two of the most high profile candidates, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Ayanna P...
Wilbur Ross, the United States Secretary of Commerce, has come under fire for callously stating that federal workers struggling to pay bills during the government shutdown should just take out loans. Yet Ross’ problematic behavior extends far deepe...
Wilbur Ross, the United States Secretary of Commerce, has come under fire for callously stating that federal workers struggling to pay bills during the government shutdown should just take out loans. Yet Ross’ problematic behavior extends far deepe...
Hours after becoming the Harvard Law Review’s first Black president, a young Barack Obama was presented with more good news: Abner Mikva, an associate judge on the powerful and influential DC Circuit Court of Appeals, was offering the first-year la...
Hours after becoming the Harvard Law Review’s first Black president, a young Barack Obama was presented with more good news: Abner Mikva, an associate judge on the powerful and influential DC Circuit Court of Appeals, was offering the first-year la...
The elderly vote is powerful, persistent, and dependable. It has been so for decades, and will continue to be in the foreseeable future. In the 2016 presidential election, 71 percent of Americans over the age of 65 voted, while only 46 percent of 18-...
The elderly vote is powerful, persistent, and dependable. It has been so for decades, and will continue to be in the foreseeable future. In the 2016 presidential election, 71 percent of Americans over the age of 65 voted, while only 46 percent of 18-...
In the November 2018 midterm elections, Floridian voters passed an amendment restoring the voting rights of convicted felons. As a result, over a million Floridians, primarily men of color, will regain their right to vote. Prior to the passage of the...
In the November 2018 midterm elections, Floridian voters passed an amendment restoring the voting rights of convicted felons. As a result, over a million Floridians, primarily men of color, will regain their right to vote. Prior to the passage of the...
In classrooms across the United States, American children learn the basic structure of their government, a system comprised of three branches of elected and appointed officials. They are taught the difference between democratically elected republics ...
In classrooms across the United States, American children learn the basic structure of their government, a system comprised of three branches of elected and appointed officials. They are taught the difference between democratically elected republics ...
Although the redistricting process differs across states, the power to draw districts is typically given to state legislatures. Either legislators themselves or a committee appointed by the legislature will do the work of drawing new district lines. ...
Although the redistricting process differs across states, the power to draw districts is typically given to state legislatures. Either legislators themselves or a committee appointed by the legislature will do the work of drawing new district lines. ...
As American politics becomes increasingly polarized, the two-party system has become an obstacle to healthy government. Extremism often appeals more to party bases than moderation, especially for local and congressional primaries. In the face of this...
As American politics becomes increasingly polarized, the two-party system has become an obstacle to healthy government. Extremism often appeals more to party bases than moderation, especially for local and congressional primaries. In the face of this...
When American founding father Elbridge Gerry said, “the evils we experience flow from the excess of democracy,” he probably didn’t have judicial elections in mind. But the uniquely American and singularly deleterious practice of determining jud...
When American founding father Elbridge Gerry said, “the evils we experience flow from the excess of democracy,” he probably didn’t have judicial elections in mind. But the uniquely American and singularly deleterious practice of determining jud...