Tagged: reform

When Leaders Waste Our Time

This is a draft of a submitted letter-to-the-editor I hope to have published by The Alligator. The final version was trimmed down to their 250-word limit; this version is slightly longer. As an alumnus...

Delegate Allocation In Future Primaries

As a result of the tight Democratic contest, I am sure the DNC will take up yet another tinkering of the primary calendar and the process for electing delegates. A lot of ideas are...

The Dysfunction of Committees

Committees – whether they be in a student government or in Congress – are an unfortunate necessity for large deliberative bodies. Committees allow a large group to delegate some responsibility and divide the workload....