I sure hope she concedes this morning. America could really use that.

America needs a humble concession. We don’t need sore losers. America also needs gracious leadership. We don’t need sore winners. Even if it’s hard, virtue is important in a republic.

"If you can’t fill the potholes, you certainly can’t run a healthcare system." On the right-ward shift away from less government to government that can actually do stuff c/o Sabrina Schaeffer and Matt Germer dailybreeze.com/2025/01/25/the…

This executive order encroaches on Congressional authority and derides our federal system of elections as an “American patchwork.” Any federal oversight of elections must come from Congress—the representatives of the states—not unilateral executive action. R Street Institute

I agree completely. President Trump is making a mistake by taking this on via EO and not moving through Congress. It’s federalizing and destabilizing our elections. rstreet.org/commentary/by-… R Street Institute

Hearing now from R Street Institute’s Matt Germer and UVA’s Sidney Milkis on the shifts throughout history of the perception and role of the presidency, as well as public trust in the American government.

ICYMI—Last week R Street Institute hosted our Summit. If you weren’t there, never fear. Recordings are now available, including my fireside chat with UVA prof Sidney Milkis, where we talked presidentialism, polarization and public trust. Check it out 👇 rstreet.org/summit2025

Catch up on the panel from our summit, “The Presidency, Polarization of Political Parties, and Public Trust in American Government” with Sidney Milkis UVA and our Matt Germer

As an Angels fan, Victor Rojas calling my UCLA Baseball Super Regional is Must-See-TV GREAT WIN BRUINS 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Was going through some old files and came across the newspaper from the day I was born. Some random 11-year-old from Industry Hills went +3 through 9 holes at the Mission Viejo Junior Open.

"At a time when public trust in elections is fragile and threats to voting systems are growing more sophisticated, gutting the very agency responsible for shoring up election infrastructure sends the wrong message and creates real vulnerabilities." Dr. Jonathan Hembrough Madison Matt Germer

🎧 Our Matt Germer joined Sutherland Institute's Defending Ideas to discuss the Trump DOJ’s sweeping request for voter data, why separation of powers matters, and how to ensure election security with Nic Dunn and Derek Monson

“Even if Trump could ban mail-in voting by executive order, Republicans should worry about the precedent. If one president can unilaterally outlaw a voting method, another can just easily mandate it or impose any other sweeping change.” R Street Institute rstreet.org/commentary/the…

"The president’s push to ban mail-in voting...is not just bad policy, it threatens the constitutional guardrails that keep any president from unilaterally rewriting the rules. Americans of all political stripes should be concerned." R Street Institute rstreet.org/commentary/the…

“The law is not the only guide for right and wrong… We hold one another to standards higher than bare legality in our families, our workplaces, and our communities. We should do the same for our elected officials.” ocregister.com/2025/09/04/red… R Street Institute

New from me R Street Institute O.C. Register Redistricting: Just because it’s legal doesn’t make it ethical. ocregister.com/2025/09/04/red…

"To be clear, redistricting has always been political. The Constitution entrusts state legislatures with this power, and courts have generally allowed partisanship to shape the lines, so long as it doesn’t run afoul of the Voting Rights Act. But that legal reality shouldn’t

There's no limit to how little can get done if doing something would require the person with power to do it to acknowledge that they were in any way at fault before.

📅 Oct 21: Democracy at 250: From Gerrymandering to Genuine Representation with our Matt Germer, Chris Stirewalt The Dispatch, @walterolson.bsky.social Cato Institute

"We all know in our personal lives that the law is not the only guide for right and wrong. It is legal to cheat on a spouse, to spread gossip about a coworker, or to be an absentee parent. Yet no one would argue these actions are ethically sound. We hold one another to standards