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How Secure the Democratic Party's Future

June 30, 2026

The WSJ highlights how the passion within the Democratic Party base is moving to the left. It misses the real story, how the moderates are being more and more isolated by both parties.

Sean Cotter
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President Trump talking about California's primary system.

Trump Called California's Elections Crooked. He's Wrong About Why.

June 19, 2026

Trump Called California's Elections Crooked. He does have a point, but not for the reason why.

Sean Cotter
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Mark Twian pondering election reform

Why California's Top Two Primary System Fails Democracy

May 1, 2026

California's Top Two primary system was pitched as a way to make democratic progress, but it's actually making partisan polarization worse. There are better ways to run elections.

Sean Cotter
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Mark Twain in period attire skeptically examining an upward-trending economic chart, representing critical scrutiny of misleading prosperity statistics

Retirement: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics

April 25, 2026

American Enterprise Institute claim that upper middle class tripled is disingenuous a best. It definitely ignores the reality that most Americans are living.

Sean Cotter
Critique
Robot building a redbrick wall at a construction site.

AI Charm Offensive and the Job Displacement Reality Check

April 14, 2026

AI companies are selling us a dream: shorter work weeks, more leisure time, prosperity for all. Why would a business spend millions on AI to do the same work with fewer people, then keep everyone on the payroll working shorter hours?

Sean Cotter
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Two men, one older with a gray beard and glasses wearing a suit, and one younger in a red cap and camouflage shirt, smiling and talking about electoral reform over coffee.

Why Kamala Harris Lost and Why Democrats Need to Listen

March 1, 2026

Pitfalls of Who We Listen To

Sean Cotter
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Donald Trump raising his right hand while being sworn in, with Melania Trump holding two books beside him.

Who Would Stop a Third Presidential Term?

March 1, 2026

What safeguards prevent someone from being elected to a third term as president and taking the oath of office?

Sean Cotter
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