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Why you can’t just ban gerrymandering
Fair maps require a definition of fair. There isn't one. There are infinite ones.
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The Democratic Party is about to make the most predictable mistake in American politics
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The moderation debate fiddles with 2% while democracy’s dimensionality collapses
Oct 29, 2025
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Minneapolis Has Three of Four Ingredients for a Turning Point
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Why America Has the World's Oldest Politicians
Sep 3, 2025
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The next era could come sooner than you think
This Thanksgiving, let's be thankful for the possibility of renewal
Nov 26, 2025
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How fusion voting builds the new parties that can break the two-party doom loop
Some reforms just rearrange the gridlock. This one unlocks the pieces that matter.
Nov 18, 2025
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Lee Drutman
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Politics Keeps Driving Out the People Who Want to Reform It
Jared Golden is the latest problem-solving politician to decide Congress isn’t worth the cost. And so the doom loop takes another turn.
Nov 7, 2025
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The state of our democracy is cracking and evaporating
A guide to the thermodynamics of our constitutional crisis. And how to phase change out of it.
Feb 19, 2025
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How did American democracy become a broken game without winners? And what should we do about it?
Support for democracy in America has fallen to alarming lows, even as voters desperately seek change. Proportional representation could re-energize our…
Jan 15, 2025
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The arc of history is squiggly - and four other takeaways from the 2024 election
This is a moment for imagination and big-picture thinking.
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