Some people claim the Electoral College, the method by which Americans choose a President, has racist origins, that it protects rural states at the expense of big cities, and that the institution should be replaced by a national popular vote. John Samples discusses the claims.

Those offended are welcome to protest peacefully, but not to gag or kill the offenders.

The problem with Kennedy is that even if he had a coherent view of the Constitution, his jurisprudence was often inscrutable.