Tag Archives: State Politics
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Oguzhan Dincer, Michael Johnston
Americans hear a lot about corruption these days, with prominent figures claiming (and many citizens agreeing) that our governments suffer major waste, fraud, and abuse. Major changes are taking place, based on that justification, that will affect American society and much of the world. We do have corruption problems, but not necessarily the ones we […]
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Central to our concept of democracy is counting all votes equally. Who would support an election rule in which we add up all the votes and declare the person who came in second the winner? But that is exactly what can—and does—occur under the electoral college. In 1876, 1888, 2000, 2016, and, arguably, 1960, the […]
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Oguzhan Dincer, Michael Johnston
Americans hear a lot about corruption these days, with prominent figures claiming (and many citizens agreeing) that our governments suffer major waste, fraud, and abuse. Major changes are taking place, based on that justification, that will affect American society and much of the world. We do have corruption problems, but not necessarily the ones we […]
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Central to our concept of democracy is counting all votes equally. Who would support an election rule in which we add up all the votes and declare the person who came in second the winner? But that is exactly what can—and does—occur under the electoral college. In 1876, 1888, 2000, 2016, and, arguably, 1960, the […]
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