How Voting Makes Us Stupid

More professionalism, less populism: How voting makes us stupid, and what to do about it

AUSTRALIA

Refugees in Australian Detention Camp Refuse Eviction 

HOW AUSTRALIA'S WILLY WONKA CREATED BRITAIN'S MOST CONTROVERSIAL CANDY

Melbourne man planned New Year's Eve terror attack, police say

AWE Gets 430 million takeover offer from Chinese player

Euthanasia Law Passes in Australia for First Time

Tesla mega-battery in Australia activated

Milo Yiannopoulos' crusade fizzles in California, so he heads to Australia

Why did Roy Moore escape to Australia? Clues remain in the outback wilderness

Australian politician proposes as parliament debates same-sex marriage bill

Amazon launches in Australia, cranking up Christmas competition

POLITICS

State attorneys general have taken off as a partisan force in national politics 

Playing politics with America’s money is a dangerous game OPINION

REPUBLICAN PARTY

This one tweet shows everything wrong with Trump, Trumpism, and the entire Republican Party 

Donor Backing Roy Moore Causes Headaches for Other Republicans

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

If 2018 Is Like 2017, the House Will Be a Tossup 

Pritzker: 'There really is no Illinois Democratic Party'

Why Democrats Must Regain the Trust of Religious Voters

Donna Brazile says Russians destroyed ‘critical’ DNC data

Steyer dodges questions on Senate run

Gutiérrez won't seek reelection [Illinois]

Retired Marine colonel to launch Senate write-in campaign in Alabama

Illinois Candidate List GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/20/2018

DOUBEK: Will [Illinois] attorney general candidates focus on corruption?

McSally internal poll shows tie with Ward [Arizona]

Club for Growth endorses Fulcher in Idaho congressional race

Race Already Heating Up to Replace Rep. Gutierrez [Illinois]

Campaign 2018: Rauner Vs. Madigan [Illinois]

Former State Rep. Jay Martin eyeing run for governor on Democratic ticket [Arkansas]

Mary Giuliani Stephens first Republican woman to get into race for governor [Minnesota]

Ubiquity: Why Catastrophes Happen

The Big Lie FICTION

Cry of the Hunter FICTION

Conscience of a Conservative

Florida may counter 'growing threat' to election security

The time to hack-proof the 2018 election is expiring — and Congress is way behind

Virginia Democrats Wrestle Over Nomination Process

Moore buried under TV ad barrage

Sexual misconduct allegations may roil 2018 U.S. congressional elections

Daily Kos Elections 3Q 2017 House fundraising reports roundup

Democratic women sweep into office in state elections 

7 Ways Democrats Misread the Election Results

Anti-Trump backlash fuels a Democratic sweep in Virginia and elections across the country

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