Testing Is Broken, Contact Tracing Has Failed: There’s a Better Way
Reading Time: 24 minutes A conversation with Dr. Michael Mina about a new kind of testing that may be a more effective virus-fighter than a vaccine.
The Hispanic Republican Vote
Reading Time: 19 minutes A look at how the Republican party, long associated with draconian immigration and racial policies, continues to gain Hispanic voters.
The Geopolitics of Energy
Reading Time: 12 minutes Energy expert Daniel Yergin on Joe Biden facing a world whose geopolitics have been transformed by climate, fracking, and an insatiable global demand for energy.
Booking Trump
Reading Time: 17 minutes Do 1,200 books about the Trump era really help us understand anything?
Calling All Lawyers!
Reading Time: 31 minutes Two distinguished legal scholars examine the state of election lawsuits, and why our elections today need so many lawyers.
Anger & Violence & Secession, Oh My!
Reading Time: 19 minutes An examination of how our current anger and animosity might very well lead to greater violence — and even secession.
Election Transparency Can Be Achieved: Scrutineers, Part VIII
Reading Time: 28 minutes In this week’s Scrutineers, Emily Levy talks to one county recorder who has transformed his community from opaque to transparent in terms of voting knowledge.
Taming the Digital Juggernaut
Reading Time: 19 minutes While politics seems to be the only topic we’re paying attention to, technology may be the one that’s more important. A talk with author Cory Doctorow.
Publicly Mapping Election Problems: Scrutineers, Part VII
Reading Time: 15 minutes Have a problem voting? Report it to SeeSay2020.
Vote Counting, the ‘Blue Shift,’ and Electoral ‘Delay’
Reading Time: 22 minutes Law Professor and election expert Edward Foley on how to understand the election results of 2020, and how long it may take them to come into focus.