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In American history, there been just one consensus candidate for president. George Washington, the “father of his country” and the “indispensable man,” was chosen in the first two presidential electi…

We’re rapidly approaching election day, so it seems like good time to check a claim made by lobbyists for the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV). Does it hold up to reality? The claim is …

Before the Constitution, the United States had a simple legislature with just one chamber. All the national legislative, executive, and judicial powers were in the hands of that Congress. It was gove…

The Nation is an old, storied magazine that has drifted so far left that it thinks Kamala Harris is too conservative. So when one of its columnists, Elie Mystal, penned a piece entitled “A Lesson in …

When do presidential electors cast their state’s electoral votes? And who are these people? You can find answers to questions like that at ElectoralCollege101.com, a new educational website from Save…

The debate over the Electoral College calls for “careful, conscientious, statesmanlike, and non-partisan consideration,” said former Michigan Chief Justice Stephen Markman in remarks for Save Our Sta…

California already has more electoral votes than any other state, due to the size of its population. And it’s no secret that California would get far more power from the National Popular Vote interst…

My colleague Trent England recently explained how, if the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) were in effect, California could nullify the popular vote totals of small states simply by all…

The National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV), adopted by 17 blue states, would force the Electoral College to rubber stamp the popular vote result. And while the compact eliminates most of the …

With both campaigns scrapping for voters, I thought it a good time to revisit a section of my book, “Why We Must Defend the Electoral College.” At conferences this summer, I’ve had many people ask wh…