No matter where on the political spectrum you fall, you are likely unhappy with the state of American democracy. In fact, nothing seems to unite America’s divided populace more than frustration with their government. Nothing, that is, except their nearly universal reverence for their Constitution. Oddly, Americans don’t appear to…

Those who worry that America’s democracy is in decline often bemoan the fact that too few Americans vote. If only more Americans bothered to vote they presume, policy outcomes would improve. …

With our country descending ever deeper into political chaos, now may be the time to ask whether our Constitution and the system of government it establishes are as well-crafted as we are taught to believe. As it turns out, the Founders’ design, while admirable for a first attempt at creating…