{"id":4890,"date":"2022-11-10T10:22:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T15:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/?p=4890"},"modified":"2022-11-11T17:20:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T22:20:41","slug":"remarks-on-elections-and-federalism-as-a-double-edged-sword","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/remarks-on-elections-and-federalism-as-a-double-edged-sword\/","title":{"rendered":"Remarks on elections and federalism as a double-edged sword"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"610\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0xViL5p1zhI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=1442&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arizona State University&#8217;s Center for Constitutional Design invited me to speak on a panel on this topic. 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