As the republic with the oldest written constitution still in use, the United States is the world’s beacon of democracy. These days the beacon has been dimming.
Boston GlobeJuly 13, 2020
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How Trump Could Lose the Election—And Still Remain President | Opinion July 3, 2020 | Tom Rogers and Timothy E. Wirth | Newsweek It is increasingly looking as if Joe Biden can beat President Donald Trump in November. The president seems more and more out of step with the national mood, from his handling of…
NewsweekJuly 3, 2020
How Trump Could Use Political Chaos to Upset the Election June 9, 2020 | Timothy E. Wirth, Joel McCleary, Mark Medish and Gary Hart | POLITICO The 2020 election faces unparalleled risks to its conduct and integrity. Foreign actors are working to interfere in the election. Conservative groups have filed lawsuits to remove hundreds of…
POLITICOJune 9, 2020
Old law could leave 2020 presidential race in stalemate Conditions may be ripe for an ‘almost unintelligible’ provision to muddle the election June 1, 2020 | Todd Ruger | Roll Call The nation’s 133-year-old law for picking a president has a provision that has never been needed to settle a disputed election, since it deals…
Roll CallJune 1, 2020
The Looming Crisis of Emergency Powers and Holding the 2020 Presidential Election May 4, 2020 | Mark Medish and Joel McCleary | Just Security The future of electoral democracy in the United States is, without exaggeration, at risk. While a global pandemic and economic meltdown could provide a pretext for this threat, it does not…
Just SecurityMay 4, 2020