Outside the Beltway

Yet another reminder of the pathologies of American institutions.

Could Alaska point the way to a solution?

Hopefully answering a reader question (but probably just making it all worse).

No, presidentialism does not lock us into two parties.

Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans truly represent most Americans. Fixing that is exceedingly unlikely.

Greatest democracy in the world, right?

The effective number of parties.

This time: some multi-party examples.

Arend Lijphart on the “Peaceful Political Revolution in America” podcast.

Counting is not necessarily as straightforward as it may seem.

Barbados provides an illustration of a frequently misunderstood concept.

Canada has more parties than the US, but still suffers representation problems due to FPTP elections.

The Strzok hearing provides a return to this timeworn favorite.

More on the whole “republic not a democracy” discussion.