What Trump Doesn’t Understand About Immigration From Mexico
His xenophobic plan for a border wall is based on an anachronistic understanding of immigration trends. Here’s a better idea.
Stop Using the Federal Death Penalty on Street Crime
The 1994 crime bill turned crimes like carjacking into capital offenses—with expensive and discriminatory results.
Why There’s No Need to Panic About Vacancies on the Supreme Court
At the end of the day, the will of the people matters more than the will of the Court.
Reform Wars: The Two Different Projects to Fix the Electoral College
With the race for president a fading memory, Americans might think they wouldn’t have to hear about swing states again until the next election. But the reason we had to hear so much about such states during the presidential campaign – their outsized influence – has generated calls for reform. Two ideas are competing. One… Read more »
Who Anointed the Swing States?
The next time you read a story about the strategy of the candidates in this year’s presidential election, before you get caught up in whether the Ron Paul-aligned Republican party in Nevada will affect Mitt Romney’s ability to win that state or whether the selection of Paul Ryan as a vice-presidential candidate will hurt Barack… Read more »
