Outside the Beltway

It won’t be easy.

Republicans are winning the gerrymandering wars thus far.

Plus, I question the timing.

Race and partisanship collide once again.

Fighting autocracy with autocracy.

Permanent damage appears to be coming (oh, and it enhances the authoritarian power of the presidency as well).

We need to be focused on the system, not fantasies about messages and organization.

SCOTUS appears ready to supercharge gerrymandering.

The term which kicked off this week wil decide whether we effectively have a king.

The reality is, I can’t say no.

The disconnect between perception and reality about elections.

Was Marbury v. Madison a mistake?

A surreal Democratic National Convention.

All of the legal remedies are impossible.

I know it when I see it.

Legislature poised to approve new districts that appear to violate a federal court order.

The process that could chance Alabama’s congressional delegation begins.

Remembering the past; living the future.

A surprising ruling on the Voting Rights Act.

The New York Times looks into ties between a DC area law school and the Supreme Court.

DC has radically expanded its electorate.

The term that kicks off today could undermine our entire system of government.

Georgia Republicans didn’t violate the Constitution or the Voting Rights Act.

Focusing just on a given election is missing the big picture.