Essays
Attention / July 10, 2026
Every January, Americans witness a peculiar ritual. The President of the United States stands before a joint session of Congress, flanked by the Supreme...
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Every week brings another solemn column about how divided America has become. The authors always diagnose the same culprits: social media algorithms, cable...
Every election cycle, the same ritual plays out. Frustrated voters swear off both major parties. They declare their independence from the duopoly. They...
We are having the wrong argument about mail in voting. The usual debate is a tired binary: fraud risks versus convenience, partisans trading electoral...
You can search the Constitution from Article I to the 27th Amendment, and you will not find a single word about primary elections. Not in the Federalist...
Every time I hear someone demand that we make voting as effortless as ordering a pizza, I think of James Madison pacing the floor of a Philadelphia boarding...
It is one of the most solemn rituals in American governance. The hearing room is packed. Cameras roll. Senators sit behind elevated desks, each armed with a...
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...
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...