What if America had twelve parties? I’ve wrote a lot about how we can achieve that, but what would actually happen if we succeeded? How many parties would there be and where would they stand on the issues? This article...
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Trump Should Pivot to the Left on Economics to Win in 2024
Trump demanding $2,000 checks for the American People goes to show he’s willing to move to the left of the GOP on economic policy. If he wants to win in 2024: he has to double-down on populist economics and pivot...
Continue reading...How Third Parties Can Win Under First-Past-the-Post
Third parties don’t win. Why? First-past-the-post. Voters are too scared of splitting the vote to support who they really like, so they choose the ‘lesser evil’ of the two major-party candidates. The obvious solution is to switch to another electoral...
Continue reading...Texas University Goes Woke, Bans Pro-Gun “Come and Take It” Slogan
The University of Texas at San Antonio recently banned the pro-gun slogan “Come and Take It” from being used in any official capacity, including in their football team’s flag. Texas Revolution In 1835, General Santa Anna’s military dictatorship abolished Mexico’s...
Continue reading...Electoral Votes Should Be Proportional
Electoral votes should be proportional to the popular vote in each state. This would help smaller states and third parties without allowing for a tyranny of the majority. Both the current system and abolition hurt smaller states, while the semi-proportional...
Continue reading...Which Proposed Congressional Map is Best for Arkansas?
As of 27 Sep. 2021, there have been fifteen congressional district maps released on the Arkansas House of Representatives’ website. So which one is the best, and which ones are gerrymandered garbage? This is just my opinion, and the data...
Continue reading...Presidential Elections Are Decided By These 3 States
Ever since 1996, every presidential election in the US has been decided by only three states! If this doesn’t make you question the utility of the Electoral College, I don’t know what will. Methodology I took the electoral results of...
Continue reading...Trump Is a RINO, but That’s a Good Thing
Would a Republican restrict free trade by raising tariffs? Would a Republican oust TVA members for trying to offshore jobs? Would a Republican threaten to break up big tech monopolies? Would a Republican demand $2,000 checks for every American? A...
Continue reading...What if a Presidential Candidate Dies Before the Election?
What happens if a presidential candidate dies before, or during, the election? Can they be replaced or will the other party get an automatic win? The answer to this question relies heavily on when the candidate dies. It also depends...
Continue reading...Conservatives Should Ditch Capitalism
Ever since Ronald Reagan, Conservatism has become synonymous with deregulation, free trade, and low taxes for the wealthy, with social issues like abortion, gun rights, and immigration taking a back seat to laissez-faire Capitalism — it’s time to change that....
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