For Enlarging the House, a Half-Measure Is Worse Than None
The pending “Equal Voices Act” fails to equalize our voices.
How a distinguished historian tried to salvage the would-be first amendment
A distinguished historian gallantly tried to rescue Article the First from absurdity.
Article the first’s Enduring Textual Illusion
A recently proposed bill to sunset a constitutional amendment from 1789 turns fresh attention on the amendment's persistent textual illusion—a single inverted word that, for more than two centuries, has hidden what the text actually says.
A larger House of Representatives does not require a bigger building.
A larger House of Representatives does not require a bigger chamber, just a bigger IT solution!
A Substantially Larger House Would Only be More Unwieldy for the Lobbyists.
A substantially larger House, with most of its members working from their home districts, would be far more unwieldy for the lobbyists, but better for everyone else.
Single-Member Versus Multi-Member Congressional Districts — which is better?
The answer is not obvious: While large multi-member districts promise greater ideological diversity, the advantages of small single-member districts are quite significant.
Reduce Federal Spending by Enlarging the House of Representatives
Substantially enlarging the House of Representatives would likely result in a net reduction in federal spending.
AI Analyses Agree on Benefits of Small Congressional Districts
The analyses by Grok and Gemini provide compelling evidence that reducing congressional district sizes to approximately 50,000 residents would transform American democracy for the better.
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