This video breaks down the real reason the United States doesn’t elect its president by a simple popular vote — a design choice rooted in fear, strategy, and a distrust of pure democracy. The Founders ...

The Electoral College is viewed as a democratic anachronism in modern-day America, yet it has persisted for over two centuries despite repeated attempts to reform or abolish the institution.

People trying to understand politics in the United States today often turn to history for precedents and perspective. Are our current divisions like the ones that preceded the American Revolution or ...