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8 Ways to Fix America's Messed-Up Presidential Elections Mar. 11, 2019
In 2016, there were 17 major candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, so many they had... Read More
Crosscurrents on a Democratic Election Day Nov. 23, 2018
Some random observations on the 2018 offyear elections, for Thanksgiving weekend pondering: 1. We he... Read More
Young People Can Alter the Course of Elections. But They Have to Vote. Oct. 31, 2018
In America, young people don't vote, especially in midterms. In the 2014 midterms, only 16.6 percent... Read More
Our Own Gettysburg Looms Straight Ahead: Election Day Oct. 31, 2018
Pennsylvania looms large in our national story, not only in 1776 but also Saturday, Oct. 27, the can... Read More
Representative Democracy Fails when Citizens Don't Participate Oct. 16, 2018
We don't buy into the argument that "If you don't vote, don't complain." That's not the way our syst... Read More
What If We Made Voting Fun? Oct. 10, 2018
At last, here comes Tuesday, Nov. 6: Time to vote! From coast to coast, We the People will stream in... Read More
Hillary, Here Is What Happened Sep. 21, 2017
WASHINGTON — What did I tell you? Late in November of last year, after the presidential electi... Read More
Early Voting Is a Bad Idea Nov. 04, 2016
If ever there was an argument against early voting, which has become used by most states in recent y... Read More
J. Edgar Comey Nov. 03, 2016
I had intended to use this final column before the presidential election to explain at length why I ... Read More
4 Reasons Trump Is Trapped in Fantasyland Oct. 26, 2016
What is that freaky sound? What is that loud "ps-s-st" noise that we hear wherever we go? Not to wor... Read More
Hillary's Plans to Stuff the Ballot Box in 2016 Jun. 09, 2015
Hillary Clinton has laid out her game plan for winning back the White House for herself and her husb... Read More
