

The Lack of Competition for House Seats
Yet another reminder of the pathologies of American institutions.
Yet another reminder of the pathologies of American institutions.
The most expansive firearms legislation in decades is likely to become law.
Ezra Klein discusses the dynamics of American conservatism in historical perspective. Plus, he helps illustrate a key problem that we have in thinking about American politics (IMHO).
More on primaries with a foray into Madison and the general politics of power-seekers and incentives.
Our representation problems are far, far more about structure than they are about the messaging of the parties.
New Mexico Senator Ben Ray Luján is hospitalized with a stroke.
The court wisely deferred to Congress in setting its own rules.
Counting is not necessarily as straightforward as it may seem.
We’re likely to see more instances like the Capitol Riot and the Kyle Rittenhouse shootings.
Voters are suppose to choose elected officials, not the other way around.
The liberal media is giving all their attention to the tax and spend Democrats!
It hasn’t changed in over 100 years (but the population sure has).
The law and justice are frequently not the same thing.
The long shift of population from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt continues—with the unusual exception of California.
It’s undemocratic and we should get rid of it. But doing so isn’t a panacea.
A recent report shows 78 of 435 seats in the US House are truly competitive.
Our insistence on relying on an 18th Century understanding of electoral systems is our ongoing bane (if one values representative government).
Any “fair” drawing of districts will yield a GOP advantage over time.
A story that is both unserious and yet emblematic of our age in a serious way.
America’s institutions are undemocratic but only some of them are a product of the Constitution.
Implications for Alabama and the GOP as well as considerations on the evolution of American politics.
Amending the Constitutional through unconstitutional means is a very bad idea.
The absurd notion that the President of Senate is the arbiter and judge of the electoral vote.