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Suddenly, it's Republicans who stand to gain from expanding the vote The Boston Globe July 14, 2024
A GOP senator joins the anti-Citizens United chorus The Boston Globe November 5, 2023
Felons are locked up for a reason, and it isn't so they can vote The Boston Globe April 19, 2023
Undeclaring the state of emergency Arguable January 31, 2023
Too young to rent? You're too young to vote. The Boston Globe / Arguable January 27, 2023
When 'whataboutism' is appropriate The Boston Globe January 15, 2023
What makes a good citizen? The Boston Globe November 23, 2022
The election's biggest winner? Incumbency. The Boston Globe November 10, 2022
'Jim Crow 2.0′ was the lie of the year The Boston Globe November 2, 2022
Why taxpayers shouldn't pay for primary elections The Boston Globe August 10, 2022
Country before party. GOP before Trump. The Boston Globe July 20, 2022
'Great replacement' theories, as old as America, have always been nonsense The Boston Globe June 1, 2022
Georgia voters expose the 'Jim Crow' smear as a lie The Boston Globe May 25, 2022
The Constitution protects your right to vote — and your right not to The Boston Globe April 27, 2022
A pistol aimed at NATO's flank Arguable February 28, 2022
Voting is for citizens The Boston Globe December 22, 2021
It's not the government's job to turn Americans into voters Divided We Fall July 18, 2021
The political myth that demography is destiny The Boston Globe June 13, 2021
A jewel in the crown of California's democracy The Boston Globe May 2, 2021
Jim Crow was a horror. Don't trivialize it Arguable April 12, 2021
The most important election (since the last election) The Boston Globe October 14, 2020
How not to squander your vote The Boston Globe October 4, 2020
Ranked choice is the wrong choice The Boston Globe September 20, 2020
The Kennedy dynasty (finally) wears out its welcome The Boston Globe September 6, 2020
Why I'm not going postal The Boston Globe August 23, 2020
Voting is a privilege that prisoners rightly forfeit The Boston Globe July 23, 2020
Arguable: Vote in haste, repent at leisure Arguable February 24, 2020
Should it be illegal to sit out an election? The Boston Globe February 12, 2020
How Israelis could benefit from US-style politics The Boston Globe September 25, 2019
Statehood for DC? That's a nonstarter The Boston Globe August 11, 2019
How Democrats and Republicans rig the rules against independents The Boston Globe July 17, 2019
Those imprisoned for breaking laws should have no say in making laws The Boston Globe April 17, 2019
Lower the voting age? Let's raise it instead The Boston Globe March 17, 2019
Why the 'excellent' Electoral College is well worth keeping The Boston Globe March 13, 2019
Voter ID laws aren't worth fighting over The Boston Globe February 21, 2019
Break the Iowa/New Hampshire duopoly The Boston Globe December 6, 2018
Collins falsely cries 'bribery!' in crowdfunded political theater The Boston Globe September 19, 2018
Want to fire your congressman? There's a fund for that The Boston Globe May 20, 2018
Registering to vote should be your choice, not the state's The Boston Globe March 28, 2018
Voter suppression? Alabama election exposed a myth The Boston Globe December 31, 2017
Abusive gerrymandering can be stopped, but not by judges The Boston Globe October 4, 2017
What experts predict, reality will contradict The Boston Globe January 1, 2017
In defense of the Electoral College The Boston Globe November 16, 2016
In an election about character, Trump and Clinton are beyond the pale The Boston Globe September 30, 2016
On Election Day, it's OK not to vote. Really. The Boston Globe September 10, 2016
Three prescriptions for a shorter campaign The Boston Globe September 7, 2016
Campaigns so long they make children cry The Boston Globe August 31, 2016
Vote early, vote foolish The Boston Globe March 15, 2016
The president without a party The Boston Globe February 14, 2016
Make redistricting better by making it color-blind The Boston Globe October 21, 2015
It's Election 'Day' for a reason The Boston Globe March 22, 2015
Campaign contributions and double standards The Boston Globe March 15, 2015
White racism has all but disappeared from US politics The Boston Globe January 4, 2015
A logic gap on the 'gender gap' The Boston Globe October 15, 2014
Don't count on an election-day tsunami The Boston Globe September 14, 2014
An 'LBJ law' for Kentucky? The Boston Globe September 7, 2014
Thad Cochran's voting-rights victory The Boston Globe June 29, 2014
How political insiders control the ballot The Boston Globe May 21, 2014
Still obsessed with Citizens United The Boston Globe February 27, 2013
Gay marriage at the ballot box The Boston Globe November 14, 2012
Voting is a right, not a duty The Boston Globe October 28, 2012
Why should Massachusetts beg anyone to vote? The Boston Globe August 12, 2012
A 'referendum' on Romney The Boston Globe January 7, 2012
The 'big dog' of campaign spending The Boston Globe October 30, 2010
What public-sector unions have wrought Commentary October 2010
Electoral College bypassers should be careful what they wish for The Boston Globe August 1, 2010
Musings, random and otherwise The Boston Globe June 13, 2010
'The freedom to think for ourselves' The Boston Globe January 24, 2010
Cradle of democracy? The Boston Globe March 18, 2009
A vote for voting on Election Day The Boston Globe October 12, 2008
The brilliance of the Electoral College The Boston Globe July 16, 2008
The mystery in the voting booth The Boston Globe February 6, 2008
Power to the people The Boston Globe February 20, 2005
Why did we bother to vote? The Boston Globe November 3, 2004
The gerrymandering scandal The Boston Globe August 5, 2004
Jesse Ventura betrays Minnesota's citizens The Boston Globe September 23, 1999
Campaign reform, or campaign censorship? The Boston Globe September 16, 1999
Voting devalued: from ballot box to mailbox in Oregon The Boston Globe October 26, 1998
Question 2: An insult to honest politics The Boston Globe October 1, 1998
The sky didn't fall on black congressional candidates The Boston Globe November 21, 1996
'Motor voter' dumbs down democracy The Boston Globe November 12, 1996
Rejoice, conservatives: You carried the day The Boston Globe November 7, 1996
Making it too easy to vote The Boston Globe July 18, 1996
At least Israel puts it to a vote The Boston Globe June 4, 1996
Elections by mail? Here's a no vote The Boston Globe February 1, 1996
A third-party president? Forget it The Boston Globe September 5, 1995

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