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Pro-Democracy (page 3)

January 5, 2023 8:01 am

Pennsylvania’s New Dem Gov. Picks Republican to Oversee State Elections

Josh Shapiro, the moderate who defeated Doug Mastriano, fulfills his pledge to make a pro-democracy pick.
Jim Swift
January 5, 2023 5:25 am

Phantom Candidates and Ghost Newspapers

What the election of George Santos reveals about the catastrophic collapse of local news.
Steven Waldman
December 14, 2022 5:30 am

Clock Is Ticking on Chance to Fix the Electoral Count Act

Reforms likely to be folded into the spending bill, but disagreements remain between the House and Senate versions.
Joe Perticone
December 1, 2022 5:30 am

China’s Torment Is a Reminder of What We Have

As Americans grow envious of authoritarian government, Chinese yearn for democracy.
Mona Charen
November 28, 2022 5:01 am

We Figured Out How to Beat the Authoritarian Censors

Samizdat is fighting the battle for real free speech.
Yevgeny Simkin
November 21, 2022 5:30 am

What Role Did Gerrymandering Play in Giving the GOP Its House Majority?

And how does it affect racial representation?
Theodore R. Johnson
October 15, 2022 6:29 am

The Munich Model for Trump’s National Security Extortion 

The president does not own America's national secrets.
Laurence H. Tribe and Dennis Aftergut
October 11, 2022 5:30 am

What’s Ahead for the Voting Rights Act?

And what it means for our democracy.
Stephen I. Vladeck
October 6, 2022 5:30 am

Merging Politics and Celebrity is Bad for Democracy

Public office shouldn’t be a mere platform for fame-seekers. And citizens shouldn’t be passive spectators.
Theodore R. Johnson
September 28, 2022 5:56 am

The Electoral Count Act Is Actually an Engineering Problem

Don’t focus on the politics. Focus on outcomes management.
Boris Krämer, Chris Truax, and Jonathan Carreon