25 years of voting epigrams

From heresy to conventional wisdom? Excellent NYTimes series of articles on crisis of democracy leads with my quote: 'Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.' https://t.co/nlrGuQqB4r . — James Bovard (@JimBovard) September 17, 2018 . . ..

13 questions about women and the midterms

Here are a few of those questions that might reshape conventional wisdom about women and politics. . . ... Some voters seem reluctant to trust women to be ultimate decision makers, preferring them as legislators in the more stereotypical female role of collaboration. . ..

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