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If the Electoral College is a product of the democratic process (one that was widely accepted until recently), the democratic process is the one thing that can undo it. So

The Electoral College is at the heart of Democrats' problem, as I discuss below. This has been an endless debate for 4 years. A few thoughts:If Democrats claim EC results

NPR did a service by publishing the interview on 'In Defense of Looting.' I don't mean that in a snarky way. Bad ideas should get a platform, especially when they

It's hard to imagine an Arab country, if it were democratic, striking a peace deal with Israel today. Whether that's a strike for or against democracy is another question Of

1/ Is wokeness or "cancel culture" the most important thing in the world? Of course not. Is it important? Yes. I've struggled with how to respond. Initially, I considered just

As cultural diversity goes up, ideological diversity can often go down. It's something we should at least be more aware of. If you have a group of friends—and everyone's different

[THREAD] A few responses to @mehdirhasan. The most important thing we can do as analysts is speak to new and different audiences. The Federalist isn't radical. It's firmly on the

At first, my instinct was that this wouldn't be great for right-wing populists, which I touched in my @TheAtlantic essay from March: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-killed-revolution/608680/My view on this

A few quibbles, but the new Dexter Filkins on Iran (as it to be expected) is excellent:https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/25/the-twilight-of-the-iranian-revolution This was a bit of a head-scratcher. There aren't many parts of t

This is fascinating, because from my perspective, it seems like it would be (and is) the opposite: Religion has never been more essential todayhttps://twitter.com/ZacharyBraiterm/status/1249847416217636866 First, pandemics force us to contend

As #Sweden continues to refuse lockdown, its deaths per million is skyrocketing, far exceeding the US as well as its neighbors. Compare to Finland and Norway, for example Be careful

Sweden is doing exactly what Trump threatened to do—keep the economy, restaurants, and bars open. Yet they have all the things we don't have: centrist leaders, reliance on experts &