Miles Rapoport is also the Senior Practice Fellow in American Democracy at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School. He formerly served as secretary of the state of Connecticut. He is the coauthor of the book 100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting with E.J. Dionne. Become a... Continue Reading →
Should Voting be Mandatory?
Become a Patron! Voting Reforms and Ideas About Voting At the center of the debate over democracy involves a battle over election reform. Over the year many conservative states have rolled back innovations designed to increase political participation to protect against voter fraud. Meanwhile, liberal states continue to look for ways to increase voter participation.... Continue Reading →
The Avoidable War and Other New Democracy Books
Democracy Books This Week I'd like to believe every war is an avoidable war. So, the new book from Kevin Rudd is quite appealing. He believes conflict between the United States and China is not simply possible but necessary. It's an important read as the world inches closer to outright conflict with Russia. Other titles... Continue Reading →