To combat rampant disinformation and public distrust in elections, a bipartisan group of politicians is advocating for a radical form of transparency: post all cast ballots online.
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Posted inNovember/December 2023
Give ‘Em Hell, Joe
President Biden has been compared, and has compared himself, to FDR. But the real similarity is to Harry S. Truman.
Posted inBooks
The Supreme Court’s World War II Battles
Cliff Sloan’s lively new book explains how the Franklin Roosevelt-shaped Court wrestled with individual rights as the nation fought to save itself and the world.
Posted inBooks
How America Bungled the Pandemic
Why did the world’s richest nation, with some of the most advanced health care, respond so poorly to COVID-19?
Posted inNovember/December 2023
What the Clinton Haters on the Left Get Wrong
A new book epitomizes the risible belief that the 42nd president betrayed liberals and the 1990s were a right-wing hellscape.
Posted inEducation
Against University Statements
A professor explains why presidents and administrators on campus should foster dialogue on important issues rather than just issue pronouncements.
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Mike Johnson Is Not an Upgrade from Kevin McCarthy
The new speaker’s record doesn’t inspire confidence he will make Washington functional. But squint, and you’ll see glimmers of hope.
Posted inPolitics
Conspiracy Theories Have Helped Republicans—But They Can Doom Them, Too
The Republican Party’s insatiable appetite for absurdist notions can make it vulnerable to charismatic crackpots like RFK, Jr.
Posted inPolitics
Other Elections You’ll Want to Follow
From ranked choice voting to public budgeting, a look this fall’s races that could reshape governing and voting.
Posted inPolitics
Why Are Democrats Unified and Republicans in Chaos?
Taking control of the House chamber used to be fun. Your party installed its leadership after toiling in the minority. You celebrated. Ranking members became chairs, and their pet projects, like the Widget Protection Act and that new Museum of Trucking and Industry, got closer to passage. You got to run the “People’s House.” Since […]
