Passing the ERA By Fiat

Amending the Constitution with one simple trick.

Making Childhood Diseased Again

The anti-vax threat from the incoming administration.

The J6 Filter

A disturbing loyalty test.

How Should We Talk about Trump?

And who is “we”?

Recent South Korean Elections

Some context.

Thoughts on Kash Patel for FBI Director

A dangerous choice that the Senate must reject.

Kash Patel to the FBI

Speaking of inexperienced cronies…

Mass Deportations and Local Authorities

The dark side of federalism.

Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire

Peace, for a time.

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What’s Next for Kamala Harris?

She’s not likely to ride off into the sunset at 60.

Normalizing Hitler

When the abnormal ceases to be.

Recess Appointments and Constitutional Farce

The wrong solution for a real problem.

Musk and Ramaswamy to Lead Non-Department Department

First there was the Department of Redundancy Department. Now for something completely different.

Elise Stefanik Next UN Ambassador

The MAGA Congresswoman is Trump’s pick.

Slow Vote Counting is a Problem

Not knowing the results of an election a week later is unacceptable.

Trump’s Mandate

It’s neither unprecedented nor powerful. It doesn’t exist.

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Because it was Always a Lie

Trump’s voter fraud allegations have melted away.

Comparative Incumbencies

The US was not exceptional.

What Explains a Trump Win?

Also: don’t forget a lot of people also voted against him.

The Trump Realignment

Not a Red Wave but a Red Shift?

Trump Wins Pennsylvania, Likely the Presidency

The 45th President looks to be the 47th.

A Dearth of Democratic Competition

Not a lot of true competition on my ballot in Alabama.

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9ish Guy Fawkes Day & Beyond Predictions [Updated]

Remember, remember the fifth of November…

Final 2024 Predictions

A low confidence Election Day forecast.

Starting The Steal

The guardrails may not hold this time.

Times and Post Won’t Endorse

Staffers are in mutiny after owners killed plans to endorse Kamala Harris for President.

With Early Voting Comes Early Claims Of Vote Switching

And the real destruction of mail-in ballots

A National Election That’s Really 51 Separate Contests

Each state sets its own election rules. That’s not a good thing.

Reaching The Undecideds

They are not like you and me.

Illustrating Representation Deficits in the US

Looking at the US South.

Fascism Side Trip: Building an Alternate Reality

This time up: JD Vance and election denialism.

Are We Seeing a Realignment?

Subtle demographic changes may have created a tipping point.

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Disinformation, Dystopia, and Disillusion

Bizarre conspiracy theories shared by powerful people are immune to fact checking.

An Example of Attempted Election Interference

Six GOP members of the House are targeting military ballots.

No Kings Act and Judicial Supremacy

Was Marbury v. Madison a mistake?

What Trump’s Election Denialism Hath Wrought

Some direct evidence of the effects.

They Want To Believe

Mike Johnson’s Cynicism

Confirming who he always has been.

Helene and the Election

Will voting be disrupted in parts of GA and NC?

Alabama Marked “Safe” from Ranked-Choice Voting

RCV is now banned in the state.

Smith’s Newest Filing

More on Trump’s attempt to subvert the 2020 election.

A VP Debate That Changed Nothing

A mild-mannered JD Vance out-debated a nervous Tim Walz. It won’t matter.

Jimmy Carter Turns 100

The 39th President hits the century mark.

The Other Undecided Voters

They have a preference but may not vote.

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More on the “Undecideds”

The persuadables and the irregulars.

Republican Electoral College Advantage May Be Shrinking

The skews may offset.

The Elusive ‘Likely Voter’

Where the science and art of polling intersect.

Lindsey Went up to Nebraska

He was looking for a vote to steal.