Candidates in Arizona are relying heavily on national donors and super PACs, weakening constituents’ influence.

Courts in Utah and Michigan recently blocked legislative assaults on the ballot initiative process.

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When violent crime spiked during the Covid-19 pandemic, many voices in politics and the media found a convenient scapegoat: bail reform. But is bail reform really why crime rose? A recent study I ...

Cuando los delitos violentos aumentaron durante la pandemia de covid-19, muchas voces en la política y los medios de comunicación encontraron un chivo expiatorio fácil: la reforma del sistema de ...