Policy, History, and Philosophy
The late Harvard philosopher, John Rawls, wrote one of the most influential works in 20th century political thought — his 1971 book, A Theory of Justice. Twenty-two years later, he updated some of his ideas from A Theory of Justice with in
In a previous article, we discussed how the electoral college works. In another, we discussed what happens if it fails to produce a majority for President or Vice President. A lot of people wonder why we have the electoral college. Many wonder
In our last article, we outlined how the electoral college works. What happens, though, if no one wins a majority? Can that happen?
One of the least understood things about American government is how we select a president. Many people don’t understand it. Many people think it should be changed. In this article, we will explain how it works, and in a later article, we
John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice (1971) provides an interesting perspective on how we might organize society. Rawls asks how we would do that if we could do so from an “original position.” This hypothetical original position denies us any knowledge about where
