Olympics to LA?—Could there be a Referendum?
Can the Olympics and democracy co-exist? It’s a question being asked again this summer after Beijing won the bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Beyond the fact that the International Olympic Committee put the biggest event in winter sports in a smog-ridden megalopolis without any real snow, people are concerned about China’s demonstrated record […]
When 82 Percent Voter Turnout Isn’t Good Enough
Election Participation in My Swedish City Could Crush Any Town in America. But We Decided There Was More to Be Done. I did not receive the warmest welcome from my colleagues four years ago, at my very first meeting of the Falun Election Commission. In fact, most members of the authority in Falun, the Swedish […]