Essays
Judgment / September 5, 2026
Most defenses of representative government begin with a concession. They treat representation as a necessary compromise, an adaptation to scale. The story...
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I have no brief for the Democratic Party. Its economic policies, its instinct to centralize power, and its vision of the family and the Constitution are...
The most dangerous phrase in American politics right now is not "recount the vote" or "secure the border." It is this: "We need to fix the Electoral...
Here is a fact that will irritate the modern enthusiast for pure democracy: the Founders of the American republic did not admire Athens. They feared it...
There is a reason the filibuster debate never starts where it should. Almost every proposal to change the Senate's rules begins with the same unspoken...
Ask most reform-minded people about first-past-the-post - the method of electing one representative per district, with the candidate who gets the most votes...
If you only defend the Second Amendment at the gun store, you have already lost half the fight. For decades, the loudest battles have been about buying a...
I'll say the unpopular thing first. Most of what gets called "direct democracy" is not a revolt against big government. It is big government wearing a...
Democratic socialism has a public relations advantage over its older siblings. It does not arrive waving a red flag or promising a five-year plan. It...
Ask most people what separates a constitutional republic from a pure democracy and you'll usually get a list of mechanics. The Electoral College. The...