Elon Musk called it a scam. But really it's a long-standing electoral practice of New York. In this piece, I explain what fusion voting is and why there's a movement to revive the practice in other states: thefulcrum.us/governance-l...

electoral reform is very popular in the US. there is a broad devotion to the idea of fairness. PR can get us there and is one popular option, but not the only one

Checking in on that one Navy Yard voter www.electionatlas.nyc/maps.html#!N...

If you want to read more about Moon Duchin's work, here's a study she and her team did for @newamerica.org on how more proportional electoral systems could enhance representation in Massachusetts. www.newamerica.org/political-re...

Marathon day in NYC and perfect fall weather = city wide block party

And all of the sudden, everyone’s about to become an expert in Dutch parliamentary politics

Here is a wide-ranging podcast between myself and Lee Drutman about polling, moderation, spatial voting, electoral reform, and general all things politics and numbers right now: www.politicsinquestion.com/episodes/pol...

huh - a quirk of Monaco's electoral system: "In case of a tie, the eldest candidate is declared elected." archive.ipu.org/parline/repo...

Mills would be 79 when she takes office, 85 when she retires. Says she'll only serve one term, which shows how useless term limits are to bring down the age of Congress. To bridge the age gap, we need serious reform, as @oscarp.bsky.social and I recently wrote: protectdemocracy.org/work/age-div...

When you're on the Amtrak from DC to NY

Highly recommend this book by the incredibly talented Haley Cohen on the gripping, harrowing, but ultimately inspiring story of the grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo. www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Flow...

Finally got around to reading this excellent novel (You Dream of Empires in English). Highly recommended!

"AI is a mass delusion event" www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Have I got the report for you! www.newamerica.org/political-re...

Some graphs from our report on the age divide that really struck me: Almost 40% of US representatives are above retirement age and that is a uniquely American problem. It also doesn't seem like term limits would help much: new members of Congress are...not that young!

“An uncommon animal, called by naturalists a GERRYMANDER,” Ohio State Journal, August 31, 1842. From @leedrutman.bsky.social's essay on previous gerrymandering wars and how to fix the problem once and for all (proportional representation!) leedrutman.substack.com/p/what-the-a...

Excited to go to New Orleans this week for @netrootsnation.bsky.social. I'm on a panel making the case for proportional representation in the US. Come check it out if you're around!

This reminds me of this recent paper that came out on how rare it is for democracies to come back after backsliding. Though quite the sobering read, it is also an invitation to imagine and work towards better institutions to future-proof democracy. www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the...

Instant run-off results from last week's election are out. Mamdani wins 56% of the votes in the third round, 12 points ahead of Cuomo.