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May 29, 2026 by Trent England in Affordability

While pretending to be charities, some major hospitals pay executives massive salaries, buy up expensive art collections, build the fanciest buildings—including overseas—and still wind up downsizing …

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Demeny Voting and National Popular Vote

May 28, 2026 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College

The National Popular Vote interstate compact would create new—and completely legal—ways of manipulating the presidential election process. That’s not something anybody wants.

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RCV’s failure to launch in DC

May 26, 2026 by Harry Roth in Elections

The RCV rollout in D.C. is not off to a great start.

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Leave people free to access litigation funding

May 18, 2026 by Trent England in Justice

Third-party litigation finance is an important option for plaintiffs with legitimate lawsuits. Unfortunately, some state and federal legislators are trying to suppress or destroy this option in order…

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Virginia doubles down on ranked-choice voting experiment

May 14, 2026 by Harry Roth in Elections

The Virginia Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 176, which expands and regulates the use of ranked-choice voting (RCV) in local elections starting July 1, 2026.

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NPV Compact would impose unusual system

May 7, 2026 by Trent England in Electoral College

No major nation uses the National Popular Vote interstate compact’s election system—and for good reason.

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NPV lobbyists dismiss serious concerns about compact

May 5, 2026 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College

A new article at Vox shows just how far supporters of the National Popular Vote interstate compact will go to avoid answering concerns about their plan’s technical defects.

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Third-party litigation funding is not the problem

May 4, 2026 by Trent England in Justice

Lawsuits can be meritorious or not, regardless of who pays the bills. If lawmakers are serious about stopping abusive litigation, they need to target … abusive litigation.

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Patrick Rosenstiel’s convoluted NPV claims

April 29, 2026 by Trent England in Electoral College

NPV lobbyist authors piece filled with dubious claims. We take a deeper look.

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Bad news abounds for RCV

April 27, 2026 by Harry Roth in Elections

2026 could go down as the worst year on record for the ranked-choice voting movement.

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