From Matt Yglesias’ Slow Boring substack. Best link for that I know of is here. Here’s an excerpt:
There’s a construct — “misinformation” — that’s been wielded over the past five years as a kind of weird partisan cudgel… Continue reading
Russell Berman with an intriguing piece in The Atlantic on less-discussed ways in which AI might dramatically lower the cost of campaigns and enable a broader range of candidates to run and compete:
Amid the growing panic, however, a new… Continue reading
Anticipation is for the closest race in Alberta’s history between the United Conservatives, currently in power, and the New Democratic Party. The Conservatives have governed Alberta for nearly all the past 40 years, other than 2015-2019. Here’s one story.
“The California Democrat is surrounded by a large retinue of aides at all times, who tell her how and when to vote, explain what is going on when she is confused, and shield her from the press and public.” Story… Continue reading
Registration is free and here. Here’s the description:
The Elections & Voting Information Center (EVIC) at Reed College has conducted a survey of local election officials (LEOs) for the past 4 years that provides local officials with an important… Continue reading
Trump plays by rules afforded no other candidate. He might luck out again with a large field in 2024.”
Will the 2024 Republican Primary be like the 2016 primary? This story from Politico.
This fascinating New York Times post-mortem on the Dominion defamation lawsuit against Fox. If your interest is Election Law and Civil Procedure, this is an absolute must-read.
Aaron Navarro has this story for CBS News. From the article:
Campaign finance experts called the move “unprecedented” and had mixed reactions on if it violated FEC regulations.The transfer of “hard” campaign dollars — money raised under federal fundraising limits… Continue reading
Professors Hellman and Gilbert has this article, Political Corruption, forthcoming in the Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Eugene Mazo, ed.). The abstract:
This chapter studies political corruption and its many relationships to the law of democracy. It begins with… Continue reading