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- 1Guest column asks whether open primaries and ranked-choice voting can curb polarization●Can open primaries and ranked-choice voting reduce political polarization? | Guest column
A guest column in the Richmond Times-Dispatch examines whether open primaries and ranked-choice voting could reduce political polarization in the United States. The piece weighs electoral reforms that let independents vote in primaries and allow voters to rank candidates, arguing such changes could incentivize politicians to appeal beyond their partisan base rather than to the most extreme primary electorate.
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A Wall Street Journal analysis argues that policy moves by Donald Trump backfired, pushing both interest rates and inflation higher rather than lower. The piece contends that measures intended to strengthen the economy instead added pressure on prices and borrowing costs. It is drawing attention amid ongoing debate over who bears responsibility for the cost-of-living squeeze facing American households.