How to Restore Our Rogue, Partisan Supreme Court

Originally posted on Real Clear Policy Supreme Courts have frequently been ideologically divided, but the five justices appointed by Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump (plus Justice Clarence Thomas) have created the first partisan Supreme Court in American...

After Super Tuesday: Democrats Heeding Lessons of 2018

Democrats must mobilize the party base, while focusing on adding cross-over anti-Trump rural and suburban independents and moderate Republicans. The Democrats’ lessons from the 2018 mid-term elections is clear. Moderate candidates won and progressive candidates lost....

The Origins of the US Electoral College

In 1787, the U.S. popular vote was made merely advisory. The actual choice was left to elites who comprise the Electoral College. America was the first republic to dramatically expand the franchise beyond elites. In doing so, 18th century founders had two specific...