Frederick A. O. (“Fritz”) and Schwarz, Jr. look at two fundamental flaws in the Constitution’s appointment system, arguing how they can be fixed.
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AMERICA
Here’s how to fix the system of appointments to the Supreme Court
Advancing democracy in the global competition of ideas
No adventurism, unilateralism, or isolationism. To regenerate support for advancing democracy as a foreign policy priority, the U.S needs a fresh narrative.
Shape of the Democratic presidential field stays same after third debate
Article highlights five takeaways from the third democratic debate, arguing the debate changed nothing in the of shape of the Democratic presidential field.
Advancing democracy in the global competition of ideas
U.S. needs a fresh narrative that affirms America’s role and taps American pride without resorting to Global Leader and American Exceptionalism rhetoric.
California Bill to Expand Ranked Choice Voting Passes Legislature
On September 11, SB 212 passed the legislature. It lets non-charter cities and counties use ranked choice voting for elections for their own officers.
Trump court pick sparks frustration for refusing to answer questions
Steven Menashi, nominee for influential 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, sparked frustration from lawmakers in both parties for refusing to answer questions.
First African-American Commissioner for the FEC?
If selected and effectively confirmed, Shana Broussard would be the first African American to serve on the six-member US Federal Election Commission (FEC).
Democratic Primaries: Seven Questions for the Presidential Hopefuls
The Democratic primary debates are set to have presidential hopefuls pitching their vision to American voters. Here are seven questions they should answer.
Interview: How Policing in One US City Hurts Black and Poor Communities
Nearly 100 years after one of the worst racial massacres in United States history, the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma remains highly segregated.
Federal Election Commission Publishes New Version of Useful Free Book
FEC has published “Combined Federal/State Disclosure and Election Directory 2019”, free book that contact information for election officials in all states.
- Republicans begin complying with NC redistricting order
- Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Trump asylum rules
- North Carolina Republicans determined to violate court’s order over gerrymandering
- Symposium: Digital Disinformation and the Threat to Democracy
- Youth Voting Rights and the Unfulfilled Promise of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment
- Not giving up power is becoming a recurring joke for Trump
- Ohio Court Breaks First Amendment over Store Boycott
- Event: The Road to Re-Enfranchisement: Advancing Rights Restoration
- Republican pulls off critical win in North Carolina
- John Bolton quits post: here are five takeaways from his exit
WORLDWIDE
NormShield Election Security Report: from attention to rebuke
NormShield’s election security report called “Rapid Cyber Risk Scorecards” first gained a lot of attention then rebuke followed over errors.
Russia’s grid hackers actually aimed for physical destruction in Ukraine
The shortlived 2016 cyberattack on the Ukrainian power grid hides a darker truth as new clues show hackers actually aimed for lasting destruction.
Divided Allegiance: Hong Kong’s ‘last-straw movement’ vs. dystopian China Dream
Hong Kong’s leader must “serve two masters,” Chief Executive Carrie Lam told business people in the city according to a transcript.
China ‘in danger of losing its grip’ over Tibet and Xinjiang
China is in danger of losing its grip over Tibet and Xinjiang and needs a radical reset of its ethnic policies, experts suggest.
Populism in Britain and America: rethinking fundamentals of governance
Populism in Britain and America has exposed deep flaws in their constitutional systems, giving cause for them to rethink their fundamentals of governance.
Conference: “no democracy without accountability”
IDEA’s Brussels is co-organising an important conference on the theme ‘No Democracy without Accountability’ September 17. Read more about the conference.
John Bolton’s exit: civil society sees pathways out of Venezuelan crisis
In the latest in Venezuela’s political crisis, civil society sees pathways opening for a solution as John Bolton quits post of US National Security Adviser.
Perspective: the left to emerge victorious over the right
A left versus right struggle rages in democracy’s waning momentum but scholar Yascha Mounk says the future is the left’s. Its an interesting perspective.
Why Tunisia’s young democracy may well survive threats
There are those who think that on-going electoral campaigns expose serious threats to Tunisia’s young democracy. A really interesting perspective disagrees.
China has further tightened already tough ban on Tibet religious activity
Chinese Communist Party ban on retired Tibetan government employees taking part in religious activities violates China’s commitment to religious freedom.
- China has further tightened already tough ban on Tibet religious activity
- Nigeria detaining Child Victims of Boko Haram
- Cost of Peaceful Dissent Spikes in Iran as Rights Defenders receive Draconian Sentences
- Digital Disinformation: Will technology kill or reinvent democracy?
- Federal Judge: Tennessee voter registration bill lawsuits can move ahead
- China Model promotes ‘authoritarian modernism’ in East Asia?
- UN: Act to Prevent Future Atrocities
- Russian Court Sentences Activist Konstantin Kotov to Four Years in Prison
- Gates Open on Ethiopia’s Infamous Maekelawi Jail
- Human Rights Watch calls on Bangladesh to end Clampdown on Rohingya Refugees