California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took aim at Proposition 39 in San Francisco on Friday, with Pelosi criticizing voter ID requirements as “obstacles” to voting. Yet the backdrop in California’s election administration shows why Prop 39 is needed. Last week, the Department of Justice charged 28 people with federal election-related...
In their apartments and homes, the Soviet citizens of Leningrad huddled in fear, wincing at every slam of the door, every step on stairs, every spoken word outside. Stalin’s Great Terror was upon them, and the relentless machine of his NKVD churned on, arresting and grinding up dissidents, disfavored minorities, and people that were just...
Next Tuesday, Nevadans will vote on Question 7 for the second time, deciding whether to add voter identification requirements to the state constitution. The question comes against a backdrop in which a legitimate ballot’s fate can depend on something as simple as handwriting. In a state where elections are sometimes decided by just a handful...