Charles E. A. Lincoln (Texas A&M): Hegelian Dialectical Analysis of United States Election Laws. James J. Sample (Hofstra): The Electorate as More than Afterthought. Sam Wang on letting math save our democracy. From the Washington Post’s In Theory, a symposium on “One Person, One Vote”. Ari Berman on the new attack on “one person, one vote”: It’s been settled law for five decades — but now the Supreme Court might shoot it down (and more and more and more). Christopher S. Elmendorf (UC-Davis), Kevin M. Quinn (UC-Berkeley), and Marisa Abrajano (UCSD): Racially Polarized Voting. Ari Berman on how automatic voter registration can transform American politics: 50 years after the Voting Rights Act, a quarter of Americans are still not registered to vote. Jim Rutenberg on the new attack on Hispanic voting rights: After the Supreme Court decision that gutted the Voting Rights Act, tactics to suppress minority voting are flourishing — especially in states where Hispanic voters are reshaping the electorate. Matthew Yglesias on the case for letting children vote.
No, we’re not arguing from the same facts — how can democracies make good decisions if citizens are misinformed? A look at why the most informed voters are often the most badly misled. S.E. Smith on the case for mandatory voting in America. If voting were mandatory, the U.S. would shift to the Left. What would it take to turn states? How shifts in party preference and turnout by different demographic groups would affect the 2016 presidential election. Ezra Klein on how American politics killed off swing voters. New research has uncovered a surprising factor that helps people vote — and it involves marshmallows. Andrew Potter on elections for naifs and cynics: A primer. If anyone ever tells you your vote doesn’t matter, show them this.
