The print edition of the New York Times for January 4, 2017, has an essay by Eduardo Porter, “How Dysfunction Threatens U.S. Democracy.” The same article with a slightly different title is on-line here. The essay is general, but the … Continue reading
According to this story, Jill Stein did not spend all the money she raised for the recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. She will use the balance, estimate to be between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000, for a new organization that will … Continue reading
The Philadelphia Inquirer has this editorial, advocating that the nation eliminate the electoral college. It’s the latest in a long series of electoral college reform proposals. … Continue reading
Legislators in Illinois, Indiana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Texas have agreed to introduce ballot access improvement bills in 2017. It is hoped that legislators in additional states will soon be found. This is the time when … Continue reading
According to this Washington Post story, there are or soon will be bills in California, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New York to keep presidential candidates off the ballot if those candidates don’t release their federal income tax returns. These laws … Continue reading
