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Five scholars explain different aspects of the history, workings and effects of the Electoral College.
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A survey of 800 foreign policy experts identified four international issues where Republicans and Democrats may actually…
The Electoral College ignores a key democratic principle: one person, one vote.
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High-profile media figures are defecting to Substack, where readers will have to pay a subscription to read their work.…
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As social media platforms fight Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism, online archives offer another possible approach: direct…