Ethical Standards For Election Administration (Benjamin Ginsberg)

Elections in the United States are conducted by dedicated election officials committed to ensuring fairness, accuracy, accessibility, and security. For most election officials, ethical standards are based on personal ethical convictions, commitment to abide by state ethics laws, and dedication to follow their oath of office. While no unified set of ethical principles exists in …

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UN Secretary-General on his priorities for 2024 – General Assembly briefing | United Nations (UN Secretary General)

United Nations Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. António Guterres, on the General Assembly: 54th plenary meeting, 78th session. It is sad that peace became to be the rare commodity among society. Peace is something that should be taken for granted as humans have the ability to reason and all prefer peace to any alternative. The world lacks …

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Prof. Moyn’s Jeremiad Against Limited Government (Peter Berkowitz)

America’s progressive left and much of the so-called new right resent the idea of limited government. They see it as a pernicious ideology that they like to call liberalism, worse, neoliberalism, and, at the extreme, neoconservatism. In fact, they object to an essential principle of American constitutional government and the modern tradition of freedom. The …

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How the Iowa Caucus Has Shaped the US Presidential Race (Brynn Holland)

Since 1972, the Iowa Caucus had been the first—and some argue most important—electoral test on the road to each party’s presidential nomination. That changed for the Democrats when the party voted in February 2023 to reorder its 2024 presidential primary, replacing Iowa with South Carolina in the leadoff spot as part of a major shake-up meant to empower …

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