As is well known, the 2012 election saw a national drive to restrict the ability to vote. Citizens fought back. By Election Day, almost every harsh new law was blocked, blunted, postponed, or repealed. Count that a true win for democracy. But let’s not be satisfied with just winning defensive f 

It’s become an article of faith in louisiana that Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal has his eye on a bigger prize. Jindal consistently, if winkingly, denies it. But in Baton Rouge, his national ambition is part of the landscape. That’s worked out fine for the one-time Rhodes Scholar and precocious 

As a general rule, important decisions—say, for instance, deciding whether or not to invade a Middle Eastern nation—turnout better when they are well-informed. Poorly informed choices tend to end in disaster.