Essays
Judgment / July 8, 2026
I understand the appeal of the Convention of States movement. I really do. When you watch Washington spend money it doesn't have, regulate industries it has...
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You hear it from both sides every election cycle. The other side is stealing the election. This race is rigged. We need to protect the integrity of the...
There is a word Americans hear constantly, but almost never understand: democracy. Our politicians, pundits, and professors speak reverently of democracy as...
Every election cycle, the same lecture arrives like clockwork. A friend, a pundit, or a cable news host leans in with that tone of weary wisdom. "I know you...
There are certain lines a free republic must not cross. Compulsory voting, the policy that fines or penalizes citizens who do not cast a ballot, crosses...
You have heard the pitch. It sounds so clean, so modern, so democratic. Liquid democracy is the hybrid model where you vote directly on the issues you care...
Every time the topic of socialism comes up, the conversation collapses into the same tired script. The left says socialism is just democratic control of the...
You have heard the argument a hundred times. It usually comes from someone defending a federal power grab, a new regulation, a national mandate, or a...
Every election cycle, the same lament echoes across cable news and op-ed pages: "Gerrymandering is destroying American democracy." Activists demand the...
Every few years, a fresh wave of electoral reform sweeps through Washington and state capitols. Ranked choice voting. Automatic voter registration. The...