This has been quite a trying year for the country and its election system. I’ve chronicled much of that in the opeds below. Here’s to a healthier, happier, and more stable 2021 and beyond! Thanks for reading
More and More Republican Officials Are Standing Up to Trump and His Effort to Overturn the Election, Slate, Dec. 1, 2020
Trump’s Legal Farce is Having Tragic Results, N.Y. Times, Nov. 23, 2020
Trump Needs Three Consecutive Hail Mary Passes, The Atlantic, Nov. 11, 2020
What Happens If Trump Won’t Concede?, Slate, Nov. 8, 2020
New Lawsuit to Halt Ballot Cures in Pennsylvania Could Preview Trump’s Postelection Strategy, Slate, Nov. 3, 2020
Trump Can’t Just “Declare Victory,” Slate, Nov. 1, 2020
Our Biggest Election Day Concern, CNN Opinion, Nov. 1, 2020 (with Richard H. Pildes)
Kavanaugh has wild ideas about voting. They likely won’t matter on Election Day, Washington Post, Oct. 27, 2020
In a 4-4 Split, the Supreme Court Lets Pennsylvania Make Voting Easier—For Now, Slate, Oct. 19, 2020
We’re Living in the Shadows of Bush v. Gore 2.0, Slate, Oct. 19, 2020 (with Dahlia Lithwick)
What If There’s No Winner on November 4?, CNN Opinion, Oct. 19, 2020
A Key Fix for an Unthinkable Election Disaster, CNN Opinion, Oct. 5, 2020
This Will Be a Crucial Week for Pandemic Voting Cases at the Supreme Court, Slate, Oct. 5, 2020
Trump’s New Supreme Court Is Coming for the Next Dozen Elections, N.Y. Mag, Oct. 5, 2020
Electoral Chaos Might Ensue if Biden or Trump Were Forced Out of the Race, Slate, Oct. 2, 2020
Don’t fall for claims of voter fraud, L.A. Times, Sept. 25, 2020
I’ve Never Been More Worried About American Democracy Than I Am Right Now, Slate, Sept. 23, 2020
Can Congress Salvage RBG’s Legacy?, Slate, Sept. 21, 2020
Barr’s Undermining of the Election is Downright Dangerous, CNN Opinion, Sept. 17, 2020
Democrats May Not Trust the Election Results if Trump Wins, Wash. Post, Sept. 10, 2020
Donald Trump’s Encouragement to Vote Twice Could Cause Election Day Chaos, Slate, Sept. 3, 2020
Trump’s Relentless Attacks on Mail-In Voting Are Part of a Larger Strategy, N.Y. Times, Aug. 19, 2020
California’s Ballot Harvesting Law: A Crop of Trouble?, L.A. Lawyer, July/Aug. 2020
Bring on the 28th Amendment, N.Y. Times Sunday Review, June 29, 2020
Texas Voters Face Malicious Prosecutions After COVID-19 Absentee Ballot Ruling, Slate, May 27, 2020
The Right-Wing Legal Network is Now Openly Pushing Conspiracy Theories, Slate, May 27, 2020 (with Dahlia Lithwick)
Trump’s bogus attacks on mail-in voting could hurt his supporters, too; The president is undermining democracy. He could also be undermining his own campaign, Wash. Post, May 20, 2020
GOP War on Mail-in Ballots May Backfire, NY Daily News, Apr. 20, 2020
We Cannot Hold an Election Without a Functional Post Office, Slate, Apr. 14, 2020
Trump is Wrong About the Dangers of Absentee Ballots, Wash. Post, Apr. 9, 2020
How Republicans are Using the Pandemic to Suppress the Vote, LA Times, Apr. 4, 2020
What Happens in November if One Side Doesn’t Accept the Election Results? How coronavirus could contribute to a 2020 election meltdown, Slate, Mar. 30, 2020
How to Protect the 2020 Election from Coronavirus, Slate, Mar. 13, 2020
Why Trump and the RNC are spending $10 million to fight Democrats’ voting rights lawsuits, Slate, Mar. 5, 2020
Can’t Call the Super Tuesday Vote? Be Patient, LA Times, Mar. 3, 2020
If Democrats Fight Right-Wing ‘Fake News’ Fire with Fire, We All Lose, Salon, Feb. 24, 2020
How to Prevent the Next Election Meltdown, Wall St. Journal, Feb. 7, 2020 (Saturday Essay)
What the Impeachment Ordeal Can Tell Us About the 2020 Election, CNN Opinion, Feb. 5, 2020
Trump’s Jokes About Defying Election Results Could Create Chaos, Slate, Feb. 4, 2020
The Alarming Prospect of the Supreme Court Deciding the 2020 Election, The Atlantic, Feb. 3, 2020
The loser of November’s election may not concede. Their voters won’t, either, Wash. Post, Jan. 24, 2020 (Sunday Outlook)