Will He Go?
Reading Time: 17 minutes The 78 days between Election Day and inauguration may be the most trying in our nation’s history. Will Trump accept the results, and even if he finally does, at what cost to the country?
America Abstains: Millions of Voters Have Lost Faith in US Democracy
Reading Time: 4 minutes Nearly 100 million eligible Americans do not cast a ballot in an average presidential election. Many of them are disillusioned. Can anything be done to restore their faith in democracy?
From the Front Lines of the Fight for Fair Elections
Reading Time: 19 minutes Gabriella Novello, WhoWhatWhy’s election integrity reporter, discusses what it’s like to cover efforts to protect the right to vote during a pandemic.
The Primary Process Is Killing Democracy
Reading Time: 9 minutes Nearly every part of the current primary process defeats the purpose of finding good candidates. Let’s burn the old system to the ground and start over. Here is how.
Tragically Funny Quotes on Democracy
Reading Time: 4 minutes Devastatingly accurate comments on democracy.
Tragically Funny Quotes on Democracy
Reading Time: 4 minutes Devastatingly accurate comments on democracy.
Democracies Are Not Forever… Is the US Headed Down the Same Path As Rome?
Reading Time: 14 minutes A preeminent scholar of Rome examines the parallels to what we are experiencing today.
The Deep State vs. Democracy: Can We Now Handle the Truth?
Reading Time: 15 minutes Journalist David Talbot talks about a new effort, joined by the Kennedy and King families as well as many others, to have Congress reopen assassination probes.
WhoWhatWhy’s Top Election Integrity Stories of 2018
Reading Time: 5 minutes This year WhoWhatWhy spent considerable resources shining a light on election vulnerabilities, and how bad actors both foreign and domestic are trying to undermine our most precious resource, democracy. We think some of these outstanding pieces deserve a second look.
Getting the Count Right: Experts Debate Election Audits at MIT Conference
Reading Time: 4 minutes A democracy relies on its citizens voting. But what if there is no mechanism in place to ensure the election results accurately reflect the voters’ wishes? A recent conference on election audits at MIT tried to bring greater awareness to this critical issue.