I’ve written this Common Ground Democracy [Substack] essay to summarize what’s important about James Madison’s 1823 letter that I analyze in the new law review article posted on SSRN, to be published in the Wisconsin Law Review. The key… Continue reading

I have posted this new paper on SSRN. It will be published in the Wisconsin Law Review as part of a symposium held last September. The paper focuses on an 1823 letter written by James Madison, the significance of which… Continue reading

The New York Times has a big piece posted this morning by Jesse Wegman and Lee Drutman advocating for using proportional representation (PR) to elect members of the federal House of Representatives (and expanding the size of the House to… Continue reading

Reform Elections Now hosted a webinar on Electoral Reform in the United States:Proposals for Combating Polarization and Extremism (edited by Larry Diamond, Rick Pildes, and me.). This webinar offers a useful introduction and overview of the book’s content and includes… Continue reading

As noted in this new Common Ground Democracy post.

On Tuesday, December 10 (one week from today), AEI is hosting an event to discuss the forthcoming book Electoral Reform in the United States: Proposals for Combating Polarization and Extremism. Details on the event, and a link to RSVP… Continue reading

You’re Invited to an AEI-hosted Book Release: Electoral Reform in the United States: Proposals for Combating Polarization and ExtremismEdited by: Larry Diamond, Edward B. Foley, and Richard H. Pildes Tuesday, December 10, 2024 | 8:30 AM to 12:15 PM ETAEI… Continue reading

The published version of this article in the Illinois Law Review, co-authored with Nate Atkinson and Scott Ganz, is now available. Here’s its abstract: Ranked-Choice Voting (“RCV”) is growing in popularity among election reformers, who have coalesced in particular… Continue reading

The published version of this article in the Illinois Law Review is now available. Here’s the abstract: The standard system of statewide elections for governor and U.S. senator, among other offices, deserves a thorough overhaul. The collection of signatures by… Continue reading

A new Common Ground Democracy essay on how the fear of being primaried is preventing the Senate from serving its constitutionally essential role of checking excessive presidential power.

Derek reflects on this year’s election and its implications for election law. Available on Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

YouTube and Apple.

On YouTube and Apple Podcasts.

A new Common Ground Democracy essay about the results of yesterday’s election, with this subtitle: “Yesterday, America chose hard-right over center-left but would have preferred center-right to either.”