American Democracy Originals

This American Democracy Originals archive has all our best and original articles about election reform in the United States, not including the original work of our our DC Authors. Articles in this American Democracy Originals archive were put together by the DC editing team as part of our daily curation of pro-democracy news from around the web. Be sure to check out our main section on American Democracy as well.

Missouri Redistricting Plan Opposed by Democracy Groups

By Adrian Tawfik - April 15, 2012 Leave a Comment

Politically Biased Plan Draws Outrage at Missouri Redistricting as Problems Mount Ahead of Vote

Follow-up: Paine Quote from Common Sense

By Adrian Tawfik - February 3, 2012 Leave a Comment

A More Complete Quote from Common Sense: Russia and several other countries now in protest for democracy, I think it would help to read a longer version of the quotation of Paine’s work

Huelga and Boycott: weapons to defend ourselves

By Julio César Guerrero

Cesar Chavez said we only have two weapons to defend ourselves; Huelga and Boycott. These too are the response to blasé to shared scrape.

Lebanese Dreams and Manhattan Explosions

By David Anderson, J.D.

[The] slow-moving disaster that has been the last 45 years of the Lebanese Republic should serve as a warning to multi-ethnic countries who can’t “get it together” – like ours now…

Failure to lead

By Jack Jones

After decades of global repute the United States of America has seen a historic leadership vacuum. Americans must make the right decision this November.

Trump’s weak response to Russian bounties on U.S. Troops in Afghanistan

By Miriam Altieri

Trump’s weak response to Russian bounties on U.S. Troops in Afghanistan underpinned by his fear for Putin puts soldiers at risk, erodes America’s hard power.

Protest Land N.Y.C.: High-Level Excitement

By David Anderson, J.D.

…[I]f the young marchers…cared about racism they’d tackle it at the institutional level: by helping people vote,…thus ensuring the non-racist party had a chance at power.

The “Woke” and the Left’s Israel Problem

By David Anderson, J.D.

Why is Israel bashing like hockey in Canada, drinking furniture stripper methanol in Russia, or shooting in the US – why is it such a popular pastime?

New York City Horrors Coming to You

By David Anderson, J.D.

Without diminishing praiseworthy efforts to manage the coronavirus in the U.S., there will be consequences from the lapses in curbing it.

Do People Really Become More Conservative as They Age?

Consistent with previous research but contrary to folk wisdom, political attitudes are remarkably stable over the long term, experts.

Ant behavior might mirror political polarization

Division of labour and political polarization—two social phenomena not typically considered together—may actually share a common social mechanism.

How Candidate Attractiveness Plays Role In Voters’ Decisions

Researchers concluded that candidates did in fact benefit from attractive looks, as well as appearing “competent” in photographs.

World welcomes 2020 in traditional new year celebrations

People the world over are welcoming 2020 in traditional new year celebrations. New Zealand and other Pacific islands were among the first to celebrate.