The high court used the Purcell principle to stop Missouri from changing its voting map after absentee ballots went out, reminding us that timing is the only rule that works.
By Adele Rutherford ·
I grew up in a zip code where "the rules" were things used to keep us in line, not things that protected us.
By Maya Ellison ·
In governance, as in fixed-income trading, the most dangerous actor is the one who believes the rules are merely suggestions.
By Klaus Berger ·
The fundamental premise of American democracy is that it requires tedious, boring, and often unsexy mechanisms to function. It demands that we trust institutions built on compromise, not passion.
By Dana Whitfield ·