I was glad to see this news. I have been arguing for a number of years now that the 2011 ban on earmarks is a good example of how the pursuit of “political purity” has contributed to making Congress… Continue reading

This is the abstract from a new study, published by Yosef Bonaparte: We demonstrate that since the early 1990’s, it is becoming increasingly common for firms to be run by CEOs who are aligned with the Democratic Party,… Continue reading

I’ve just published this new New York Times piece: The country is coming to a crossroad on Monday. That’s the date Michigan is to certify the results of the 2020 election. Yet President Trump has chosen a state he… Continue reading

The most recent Trump campaign legal complaint in PA argues, in part, that in Biden-leaning counties, voters were given notice and an opportunity to cure absentee ballot defects and vote a provisional ballot, while voters in Trump-leaning counties were not.… Continue reading

There’s a simple mathematical confusion in this filing. The filing says: “Instantly, if discovery is granted, prior to the hearing, Plaintiffs will examine these envelopes to determine the percentage of mail ballots that were illegally counted –of which Democratic Candidate… Continue reading

The Washington Post: As Fox News host Tucker Carlson noted on Thursday night, he’s more than willing to give airtime to outlandish claims. “We literally do UFO segments,” he said. But even Carlson said he was fed up with the… Continue reading

Who knew the National Geographic wrote stories on these issues, too.

The 2020 ABA Conference on Administrative Law started today. Lots of great panels and speakers. I’m on a panel this Thursday at 1.00 pm with the title above. Here’s the lineup — Speakers • Richard J. Pierce, Jr., Lyle T.… Continue reading

From Jonathan Rauch: Unfortunately, a more sinister interpretation better fits the facts. What Trump and his supporters are up to should be thought of not as a litigation campaign that is likely to fail, but as an information-warfare campaign… Continue reading

In light of the post-election debates raging in the Democratic Party between moderates and progressives over how to position the party for future elections, I thought it was worth re-upping this Washington Post essay that Jonathan Rodden and I wrote… Continue reading

I missed this one, from Laurie Roberts at the Arizona Republic Yet another Arizona congressman has completely lost it over the defeat of President Donald Trump. It’s expected and accepted that Rep. Paul Gosar lives in the land where conspiracies… Continue reading

A recent tweet argues that PA rejected absentees at only a 0.03% rate this year, compared to 1% in 2016. Let’s suppose PA rejected another 0.97% of absentees then. PA has counted 2,615,512 absentee ballots. Even if 100% of these… Continue reading

I have reviewed the amended complaint filed in court and can attest to the accuracy of the reporting in this Washington Post story: The crux of The Post’s report is that the lawsuit removed claims that elections officials violated… Continue reading