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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…

I recently wrote about the threat to academic freedom posed by Confucius Institutes at American colleges and universities. For a fuller understanding, it’s worth knowing just how little freedom Chine…

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…

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. This is because state …

My friends Michael Maibach and Tara Ross have both used the World Series to illustrate how the Electoral College works (an analogy earlier used by MIT physicist Alan Natapoff, another Electoral Colle…

What is the Electoral College? Why do we have it? And why do some other countries have similar electoral systems? Understanding the Electoral College starts with answering these basic questions. That…

During this presidential campaign year, there is, as always, speculation on vice presidential choices. One feature of these conversations is that it is unwise to have presidential and vice presidenti…

I recently wrote about the problem of low turnout in mayoral races, which appears to be caused by scheduling them (many of them, at least) separately from elections for federal and state elections. M…