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Constitutional Republic vs. Pure Democracy: How the U.S. Election Process Has Changed…

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Conservatives are generally quick to point out that America is a republic, not a democracy. But what really is the difference, and are they even right? Voting in America has changed considerably since the days of our founding. Back then, the government didn’t even print official ballots. Instead, you got ballots from the candidate who […]

Widespread Voting by Mail Poses Risks of Disenfranchising Voters, Delaying Election Results…

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Absentee ballots allow voters who are unable to go to the polls on Election Day to vote, and many voters have understandably chosen them during the COVID-19 pandemic. But election experts on the right and left acknowledge universal voting by mail poses a significant risk of disenfranchising voters through fraud, mistakes, delays and other problems. […]

Twitter Rolls Out Ban on Political Ads Covering Candidates, Elections and Legislation…

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On Friday, Twitter released details of its global ban on political advertising. The ban will go into effect on November 22 and prohibits any ads that mention specific candidates, elections or legislation. Also included under the ban are ads from PACs or 501(c)(4) nonprofits, a category that includes political messaging groups. However, Twitter will allow […]

Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy Wins First Round in Ukraine, Faces Poroshenko in Runoff…

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Fox News noted there were 39 candidates in the race, perhaps half a dozen of them with significant constituencies, so it would have been extremely difficult for anyone to beat the 50 percent threshold required to win outright in the first round. Zelenskiy ended up with a little over 30 percent of the vote, according […]

It’s Bernie, Bitch…

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This dandy little bit of self-plagiarism is from three years ago, when I attended a painfully nerdy and shamefully self-congratulatory event to “Draft Warren” into the presidential primary. It was a farcical gathering of Type-A Tracy Flicks, barely worth the free booze, and even the assembled nerds quickly realized this Lisa Simpson of a dark-horse […]

Google and Big Tech Can Shift Millions of Votes in Any Direction…

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I am not a Trump supporter. I’m not even a conservative. But I love America and democracy, and I defend truth when I see it, and President Donald Trump is not only justified in expressing misgivings about Google and other tech companies — he seems to have no idea just how big a threat Google-and-the-Gang pose to both […]

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