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In defense of the Electoral College: Choose liberty over democracy
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In defense of the Electoral College: Choose liberty over democracy

When James Madison wrote Federalist 68, he described the Electoral College as “almost the only part of the system, of any consequence, which has escaped without severe censure, or which has received the slightest mark of approbation from its opponents.” Now, according to a March 2020 Pew Research Poll, 58% of Americans support a popular...

The Weekly: Don’t stifle hot air
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The Weekly: Don’t stifle hot air

At a book signing at UCLA over the weekend, Donald Trump Jr. shut down his own keynote address just 20 minutes after it started. When people attending the event, sponsored by the conservative activists of Turning Point USA, learned that there would be no question and answer session, they began to riot and chant “U-S-A”...