Outside the Beltway

Liberty may be natural to the individual, but political liberty remains an uncommon achievement.

This one should come with a warning label (especially as it cuts both ways)

Yet another test of Executive power for the courts to resolve.

Informed, somber voices in these perilous times.

Partisanship is more important than institutional autonomy.

The Curtis Yarvin interview.

Some discussion of history, politics, and policy.

The President-Elect is testing the guardrails early.

And, more broadly, about the normalization of Trump

When the abnormal ceases to be.

RCV is now banned in the state.

The skews may offset.

Part the gazillioneth.

Mark Robinson is the latest example.

Does it really all come down to Pennsylvania?

It could all come down to Pennsylvania.

Musk finds an alpha male-dominated “republic” to be “interesting.”

An FNC report on the Alaska House race is a mess.

Because I think too much about this stuff.

The far right won the first round. The far left won the second. It’s a mess.

Elements of democratic theory: minority edition.

Who could have seen this coming?

Partisanship and representation in conflict.

Lines on the map for the win.

The system isn’t very good.

White Christian nationalism and the fight for control of America.

Because I think it is really important.

The ongoing Republican debacle and what it says about representative democracy in the US.

A trip through comparative democratic reform.

Wherein I finally reveal my answer (spoiler: it is hardly surprising). And, also, wherein despite the goal of brevity, I fail at that goal.

It really is rife with problems.

The Electoral College is holding a nation of millions back.

The parties do not control their labels.

Diving into the structure of Alabama’s districts and highlighting deep problems.

Thinking about what is predictive as well as the usefulness of historical case studies.

Perfect timing, it would seem.

A post about thinking in a comparative way.

A real example of American exceptionalism.

Ezra Klein has some thought on the Republican Party.

Open access to party labels has consequences.

And thoughts on party systems more generally.

The will of the majority can prevail even in a skewed system.

Because sometimes the comment box is just too small.

Can moderate Republicans take back their party?

Localities are consolidating local elections to coincide with national ones. Some don’t like that.

A surprising factoid in a bad election for the party.

A bit of a rant, I expect.

A thought inspired by the PA Senate race.