Readers of these Election Reform Q&As may recall that I interviewed the R Street Institute’s Matt Germer about the importance of loser’s consent for our democratic system. In short, our democratic republic exists by the consent of the governed, and that consent is renewed when we hold elections and accept the results. But the gripe “We wuz […]
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Discussion of primary elections and thei...
Remarks on elections and federalism as a...
Arizona State University’s Center for Constitutional Design invited me to speak on a panel on this topic. I riffed on Prof. Rick Hasen’s remarks, which argued that federalism was increasing the perils of electoral mischief by politicos, and discussed my essay, “Elections, federalism, and the peril of a partisan race to the bottom.”
Panel discussion on the Electoral Count ...
The Cato Institute’s Sphere Initiative invited me to join a Zoom panel discussion on November 1, 2022. It was fun—the audience was civics and social studies teachers. You may watch the video at https://www.cato.org/sphere/election-reform-midterm-election.
Can the House Freedom Caucus revive the ...
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the Speaker in waiting, reportedly has promised to shift some power over policymaking back to committees. This is good to hear. The history of the House of Representatives over the past 50 years is a story of power flowing upward to the Speaker. As Don Wolfensberger recently pointed out in this publication, for much of the […]
Some Advice on Nonprofit Management
I have had the good fortune to work at three 501(c)(3) organizations in my career. Two of them were think-tanks, and the other was a charitable, direct-service provider. I also spent a decade working in the government with managers of varying levels and as a manager myself. Presently, I am blessed to be at an […]
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