Analysis & Commentary
Voting Rights & Elections
That’s One Expensive Barbecue
Presidential candidate George W. Bush has put down $43,500 of the $37 million he has raised to rent a plot of land for a day outside the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. The reason for this astronomical land grab? The Iowa Republican Party is holding a non-
– 08/12/99
Cruel and All Too Usual
– 06/28/99
This Mr. Smith should not go to Washington
– 06/09/99
Learning from Lani
Authored by: Deborah Goldberg
– 03/22/99
‘Bizarre’ Districts’ Double Standard
Buery sets the stage for a decision in Hunt v. Cromartie.
Authored by: Richard R. Buery, Jr.
– 02/15/99
GOP Census Politics
This op-ed argues that the Census Bureau’s attempt to use sampling to increase the accuracy of the 2000 census is a laudable effort.
Authored by: Richard R. Buery, Jr.
– 12/07/98
The Few Voters Who Set the Course
– 11/05/98
Turnouts Low? Hold a Lottery
– 11/03/98
Congress Fiddles While Parties Burn Campaign Finance Laws
While Democrats and Republicans on Capital Hill debate the merits of campaign finance reform, the Republican National Committee and the Ohio Democratic Party are busy at work in federal court seeking to undermine the last remaining vestiges of federal cam
– 06/29/98
Free TV Speech for Candidates
We own the airwaves. We, the public. Not GE, not Disney, not Westinghouse, and not Rupert Murdoch. But we lend them our airwaves for free, as trustees, in return for a pledge to serve the public interest.
– 06/08/98