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It is tough to have a serious rivalry between two universities that are so incredibly similar. The Game seems more like an annual convention of intellectuals than a true sports competition. Ah well, at least we still have Sox-Yankees.
In fact, the objections to a popular vote are more serious than mere mechanics. In an election segmented into districts, voter power is higher--an individual's vote matters more because it has a much greater probability of swaying an election. No national contest could, like the present election, be...
One of the major charges leveled against Nader voters is that we pretended--in some perverse kind of optical malingering--that we couldn't see the difference between the major candidates. Well, I'm capable of making fine visual distinctions. But a lot of people who probably never wandered near...
Despite the emphasis on inclusion at the Republican Convention, Bush actually fared worse than Bob Dole with most minority voters. U.S. Census Bureau estimates project a steady reduction in the size of the G.O.P's white Christian base, meaning party diversity will be critical to the Republican Party's future...
In a system as durable but delicate as America's, elections are determined by counting, not spinning or suing. Legitimacy and social peace are maintained not just by law but also by convention. The understanding we share is that all balloting is flawed. When 100 million people go to the...