The Case for Multiparty Presidentialism in the U.S.
In this paper, we argue that presidentialism and PR for the U.S. House would be an effective combination for American democracy.
December 14, 2023
Fusion Voting and a Revitalized Role for Minor Parties in Presidential Elections
An electoral practice that once allowed minor parties throughout the country to exert real influence in politics — fusion voting — could help defend U.S. democracy.
December 14, 2023
A Democracy Crisis in the Making
How state legislators are politicizing, criminalizing, and interfering with election administrators.
December 7, 2023
The Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, explained
The Ku Klux Klan Act used nearly all of Congress’s constitutional powers to respond to the Klan’s coordinated political violence and intimidation.
December 5, 2023
Proportional representation, explained
Proportional representation is an electoral system that elects multiple representatives in each district in proportion to the number of people who vote for them.
December 5, 2023
Trump Is Not Immune for Actions on Jan. 6, DC Circuit Rules in Civil Case filed by Protect Democracy
Today’s decision makes clear that our constitutional order does not grant former President Donald J. Trump immunity for his attempt to subvert our democracy.
December 1, 2023
Understanding Trump’s pardon abuses
Although presidential pardons are often controversial, Trump created an entirely new class: what Protect Democracy categorizes as “henchmen pardons.”
November 29, 2023
How open are Americans to electoral system reform?
A new Thanksgiving-themed poll finds a broad appetite for proportional representation.
November 21, 2023
Trump’s latest speech echoes fascist rhetoric
To get people to lose their aversion to violence, savvy authoritarians also dehumanize their enemies. That’s what Trump is doing.
November 14, 2023
Trump “gag” order: More at stake than the First Amendment
Protecting the criminal justice system from Trump’s attempts to undermine it does not amount to “election interference,” but Judge Chutkan should consider moving up the trial date
November 8, 2023