Can the courts protect democracy? Yes, but they need these three supports. Kirk Randazzo and Doug Gibler - February 17, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54277" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Rebecca Rossof, visiting San Francisco from Chicago, carries
The Supreme Court will examine partisan gerrymandering in 2017. That could change the voting map. Bernard Grofman - January 31, 2017 [caption id="attachment_53367" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The U.S. Capitol (Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption]
The electoral college is a medieval relic. Only the U.S. still has one. Josep Colomer - December 11, 2016 The U.S. electoral college is a medieval relic. For several
Trump/Hitler comparisons are overstated. How did Hitler actually consolidate power? Sebastian Schutte - November 22, 2016 [caption id="attachment_49957" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Donald Trump speaks during a campaign
To win, Trump needs to get non-college grads to the polls. Here’s why that will be hard. Barry Burden - June 13, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42024" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Graduating student Kaspar Wittlinger holds his
Here’s why Obama honored Cuban hero José Martí in Havana Joshua Simon - March 23, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37806" align="aligncenter" width="908"] President Obama attends a ceremony at
Okay, so what would a Trump presidency be like? Paul Sracic - March 2, 2016 Donald Trump is now the clear favorite to win the
Is it crazy for Michael Bloomberg to run for president? Maybe not. Robert Shapiro - January 23, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34718" align="aligncenter" width="908"] (REUTERS/Stephane Mahe)[/caption] Today's report that former
Will Venezuela’s government have a majority or a supermajority? That matters. Here’s why. John Carey - December 7, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33253" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles speaks
What the movie ‘Suffragette’ doesn’t tell you about about how women won the right to vote Dawn Teele - November 1, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31593" align="aligncenter" width="908"] (Focus Features)[/caption] “Deeds, not words.” In