Why We Use Electoral College, Not Popular Vote

Nov. 8, 2016
Election Day at last. We've got a full slate of related news and commentary, beginning with David Addington's celebration of the power of the ballot box. Jarrett Stepman reintroduces us to our old friend, the Electoral College. Kelsey Harkness reports that voters could resuscitate bilingual education in California. Rachel del Guidice notes that two Republican senators want a post-election vote on President Obama's stalled Supreme Court nominee. Plus: Jason Snead on the reality of voter fraud, and Genevieve Wood on the president's foreign policy blunders. Need help locating your polling place? You can enter your address here and find it.
Commentary On Election Day, 'We the People' Tell the Government What to Do The federal government gets its mandate from the American people. You are in charge. Express your will: vote. Read More
Commentary Why We Use Electoral College, Not Popular Vote As students of ancient history, the Founders feared the destructive passions of direct democracy, and as recent subjects of an overreaching monarch, they equally feared the rule of an elite unresponsive to the will of the people. Read More
News California Voters to Decide Whether Schools May Teach Students in Spanish In California, 1,373,724 students are English learners, making up nearly 1 in 4 children enrolled in public schools. Read More
News 2 GOP Senators Advocate Post-Election Vote on Supreme Court Nominee Sens. Jeff Flake and Johnny Isakson are breaking ranks with GOP leadership and their conservative colleagues on the high-stakes fight over the Supreme Court. Read More
Commentary Obama's 7 Biggest Foreign Policy Mistakes From the Iran deal to the Russian reset, the world is not a better or safer place after Obama's eight-year tenure. Watch the Video
Commentary More Examples of Voter Fraud Many liberals insist—loudly and often—that voter fraud is a myth. They are flat wrong. Read More
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