The Nation has this essay about election law problems in the United States. It is written by editor Katrina vanden Heuvel. It was posted on July 1 and will be in the next print edition. It comes close to criticizing restrictive ballot access laws, but does not actually do so. Part of the article has a subheading, “End the Party Duopoly” but that part of the article only talks about proportional representation and Instant-Runoff Voting. Thanks to Rob Richie for the link.