The paradox of David Koch, who died last week, is that his political activism ended up empowering forces that were deeply hostile to his libertarian convictions.
Category: United States
Who counts for representation? – part II
Australia and the US both apportion seats on the basis of population, but use different approaches to drawing boundaries. It could become a political issue.
Who counts for representation? – part I
Donald Trump's attempt to politicise the census has failed for now, but it raises interesting issues about how representation is supposed to work.
Democrats ponder the top six
With nine months until voting starts, the campaign for the Democrat presidential nomination is well under way – with, so far, six front-runners.
“Socialism” in three countries
Whether in Britain, Australia or the United States, most voters don't want to get rid of the market economy. So actual socialists are trying to convince them that there's no alternative.
Electoral loose ends
Rounding up some recent electoral news from El Salvador, Macedonia, Belgium, the United States and Latvia.
Blame the libertarians?
Do libertarians deserve much of the blame for Trumpism? Two fine American writers disagree.
2018 in review
Looking back on the key elections of 2018 reveals an intriguing mix, with democracy recording some notable wins as well as losses.
Looking towards Iowa
With the midterms over, Americans are looking towards the next presidential election. Here's what we can say so far about Iowa.
More slow counting in America
Two weeks after the election, US Congressional results are almost final. The Democrats have won a solid majority in the House of Representatives despite a less-than-stupendous swing.
The World is Not Enough 