For a lower voting age

16- and 17-year olds should be able to vote.

Universal suffrage meets anti-democratic theory: felony voting.

 “Universal suffrage” sounds good. No one, however, really supports it. Some humans cannot or should not vote: toddlers, the comatose, Icelanders changing planes at JFK. Still, some of us favor a much nearer approach to universal suffrage than do others. Here I will look at one possible extension of the franchise – to felons, whether they have served their entire sentence, are on parole, probation, or still in prison. A defense of voting rights for incarcerated felons, if successful, should imply extension of the franchise for other convicted persons, whatever their status in the criminal justice system.

Does Trump Believe the Election Was Stolen?

 I think that the most probable answer is, yes, and no.

The Fire Next Time: The US Coups of 2021 and 2025

The following propositions seem to me to be probably true: Had Ted Cruz or Josh Hawley been Vice President, Donald Trump would now be the President of the United States. Swing state legislators would have cooperated to that end. Most elected Republicans, whether or not they participated in the coup, would not have objected and very few would have resisted. Most of the Republicans rank and file would have celebrated.