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Why is American democracy in such peril?
It’s a combination of institutional deficiencies and loss of civic virtue, which has put the Madisonian system into acute disequilibrium.
Aug 13, 2025
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Only electoral reform, not the Supreme Court, can protect against an American Caesar
The need to focus on the correct remedy for the current ailment
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Educating Citizens on the Complexities of Democracy
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Blame the Senate (and its electoral procedures) for the Comey indictment
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Keep Condorcet in Consideration as an Electoral Reform Option
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Blame the Senate (and its electoral procedures) for the Comey indictment
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What America Can Learn from Australia
An Australian scholar's work points the way to counteracting polarization.
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"Justice, Democracy, and Law"
This is the first of a periodic SCOTUSblog column.
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Condorcet Voting and the Cornyn-Paxton Race
The upcoming U.S. Senate election in Texas perfectly illustrates the importance of this voting reform.
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The Electoral Connection to Constraining Executive Power
Only Congress can constrain an autocratic President, and only electoral reform will enable Congress to perform this essential constitutional function.
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When Partisan Primaries Produce Unrepresentative Extremists...
...isn't the obvious remedy to eliminate partisan primaries?
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