Citizens United opened the door to 'super PACs,' groups that can accept unlimited donations from individuals or corporations and spend them on behalf of candidates, provided they don't coordinate with the actual campaigns. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
If Citizens United has been an invaluable tool for the maintenance of entrenched wealth, Shelby County has been similarly vital for those who want to preserve a white voting majority in American politics. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
The 2020 presidential election was arguably the most secure - and among the most scrutinized - in American history. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
Racial hysteria has been a part of many winning campaigns in our country. But it's rarely the only part. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
Texas's official hostility toward gender nonconforming children has had the predictable effect of pushing families out of the state in search of less hostile… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
Trump was not helped by either of his impeachments, and there's no reason other than his own mythology to think that a trial and… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
If 'The Lord of the Rings' is a cautionary tale about the desire for power and the use of power, then it is a… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
By no means is Trump the first president or even the first Republican president to abuse the power of the office in an effort… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
For liberals in particular, the idea that government is only hypocrisy and dysfunction is self-defeating and nihilistic. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
Nineteenth-century American politics were notoriously raucous, with frequent violence in and around elections. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
Trump did not win the 2016 presidential election solely on the votes of his base; he won it after he consolidated wavering Republicans and… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
Trump's authoritarian instincts - his refusal to accept or even learn the rules of the constitutional system - are a huge part of the… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
Americans tend to focus on external threats to our democracy: foreign adversaries wielding disinformation and subversion. But the most serious dangers have always come… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is notorious for his efforts to secure 'election integrity' through voter purges and other efforts to shrink the… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
The ring, in 'The Lord of the Rings,' represents power in all of its terrible glory. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
As long as voting is voluntary, young people will likely always vote at lower rates than their older counterparts. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share
