Democratic House’s First Step: Voting Rights
Reading Time: < 1 minute The first move for the Democratic House may not be subpoenas or investigations, but rather passing voting rights legislation.
Will Georgia’s Election Be a Wakeup Call?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Brian Kemp will be Georgia’s next governor. His opponent, Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams, has now acknowledged this — but that doesn’t mean she thinks it was a fair fight.
Suspects in Khashoggi Murder Face Death Sentences as US Nods to Turkey
Reading Time: 3 minutes While Saudi Arabia’s monarchy often functions like a mob, Turkey’s motivations to keep the Khashoggi story at the top of world headlines are also self-serving.
First Ever Ranked-Choice Vote Flips Seat to Dems
Reading Time: 2 minutes Maine is the first and only state to implement ranked-choice voting for federal elections. And now third-party voters’ second choice has led to a Republican losing his House seat to a Democrat.
Europe Struggles With Common Identity, Army, as Brexit Deal Reached
Reading Time: 2 minutes An orderly Brexit could actually enable grand European projects such as a common army. Whether that would fix relations with the US is another matter.
Voting Rights in Partisan Times
Reading Time: 2 minutes As Americans ideologically drift further apart, voting rights and voting rights initiatives receive broad, bipartisan support among the public. Will DC listen?
Was There a ‘Blue Wave?’
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Democrats captured the House, but suffered losses in the Senate, so was there a “blue wave?”
Porter County, Indiana, Delivers Dubious Election Results Four Days Late
Reading Time: 2 minutes Voters in Porter County, Indiana, were surprised to see election outcomes announced despite 0% of precincts reporting. Turns out election officials screwed up, big time.
Sunshine State Showdown
Reading Time: 2 minutes Florida, the nation’s largest purple state, is at the heart of yet another voting fiasco.
Rational Rant About an Irrational President
Reading Time: < 1 minute Something changed on Election Day, and no, I am not talking about the Dems taking the House. What changed is that now President Donald Trump not only feels he’s under attack but, for the first time, he really is. Now, before you rejoice about that, understand how a man like Trump reacts when under attack. Read More