Winner-takes-All Archives - Equal Voice Voting

Ignore: The Verb That Kills Democracy

What we ignore can destroy us We ignore the truth at our peril. Saturday’s front page article in The Oregonian tells of how Newberg’s school...

September 27, 2021 Nonpartisanship Political Party Control Politics Voter Engagement Voter Inclusion Voting Process Winner-takes-All

Testing Democracy Occurs in Plain View

Why testing democracy is common Testing democracy is a constant challenge we live with. It’s the price we pay for being self-governed. Others, threatened by...

September 13, 2021 National Popular Vote bill Nonpartisanship Political Party Control Politics Voter Engagement Voter Inclusion Voting Process Winner-takes-All

Frustration Is Felt on All Sides

COVID-19 vaccinations are a source for frustration Frustration is a common human experience. It moves us to be rash, to sometimes quit, to sometimes resist,...

September 6, 2021 Civil Discourse Politics Voter Engagement Voter Inclusion Voting Process Winner-takes-All

The Offended Form This Nation

We have reasons to be offended Are you offended? It may be an easy question to answer given the state of the news we see...

August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 Civil Discourse National Popular Vote bill Nonpartisanship Political Party Control Politics Voter Engagement Voter Inclusion Voting Process Winner-takes-All

Failure Is an Opportunity for Improvement

War failure invites assessment War is failure. That’s an easy thing to say simply because nobody really wins at war except those that can extract...

August 16, 2021 Civil Discourse Nonpartisanship Political Party Control Politics Voter Engagement Voter Inclusion Voting Process Winner-takes-All

Conned Americans Suffer Tribalism

Tribalism divides us Tribalism sounds like a scourge out of ancient history. It’s alive and well, dwelling among all of us in every American community....

August 9, 2021 Civil Discourse Politics Voter Engagement Voter Inclusion Voting Process Winner-takes-All

Olympic Stories Inspire the World

Stories eclipse the shine of medals The stories that emerge from the Olympics, no matter which year or what season, outshine the glint we see...

July 19, 2021 Political Party Control Politics Voter Engagement Voter Inclusion Voting Process Winner-takes-All

Flawed Process Stumbles Trying to Save Democracy

Texas Democrats try a different process Political process is designed, hopefully, to bring consensus and good governance. Instead, Texas politicians got creative with a process...