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Who’s the Losing Candidate? (Illinois & Texas Edition)

August 13, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Defending the Electoral College

One of the many defects in the National Popular Vote interstate compact is that it would be essentially impossible to conduct a full recount if the national margin were close.

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Another Baseball Lesson for the Electoral College

August 8, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Defending the Electoral College

Turns out baseball can also teach a few lessons about the Electoral College and National Popular Vote, including that just like every run counts, so does every state.

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Electoral College Curriculum

August 5, 2024 by Trent England in Defending the Electoral College

What is the Electoral College? Why do we have it? And why do some other countries have similar electoral systems?

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How the 12th Amendment affects vice presidential picks

July 5, 2024 by Michael C. Maibach in Defending the Electoral College

During this presidential campaign year, there is, as always, speculation on vice presidential choices.

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School board elections shouldn’t be separate

June 5, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Elections

There doesn’t seem to be any question whether moving school board elections on-cycle with state and federal elections will dramatically increase turnout and provide greater voter input and accountabi…

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What the Tiananmen Massacre means in the United States today

June 4, 2024 by Trent England in Foreign Threats

Thirty-five years ago today, the Chinese Communist Party directed its military to crush pro-freedom demonstrators in Beijing.

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Sign up for a virtual event on the dangers of TikTok

June 3, 2024 by Harry Roth in Foreign Threats

The Institute of World Politics is hosting an event on the threat posed by TikTok, featuring Epoch Times senior editor Jan Jekielek.

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Maine Democrats Called Out

May 31, 2024 by Trent England in Defending the Electoral College

“Those in glass houses should not throw stones.” That old saying is a warning against hypocrisy, something certain Mane Democrats should consider after forcing their state into the National Popular V…

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Confucius Institutes: A case study in CCP influence operations

May 29, 2024 by Trent England in Foreign Threats

One way the CCP pursues its goal to "influence the world with a value system shaped by undemocratic, totalitarian ideals" is by providing funding and other resources to American colleges and universi…

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Parnell in The Center Square

May 29, 2024 by Trent England in Defending the Electoral College

Our own Sean Parnell recently had a column warning of the threat of John Koza’s National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) in The Center Square, a new and rapidly growing provider of statehouse n…

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