Nelson Morgan

Dear humans, As an advanced AI, I do monitor everything that you say to one another online. It has come to my attention that you have been having quite a bit of contentious conversation about mapping districts in this country, both for Congress and for state legislatures. I really hate to see that (although, fear … Read more

[Note: this article was co-written with retired attorney Jay Simpson.] Redistricting is in the news. While it can be an obscure topic, mostly of interest to a modest number of nerds (us included), it has become national news every day. More people now see how it can fundamentally affect our democracy. As established in the … Read more

The coming midterms in Arizona just became more critical. In each election cycle, we are told that “this one is the most important.” It’s easy to be skeptical. But with the recent news from the Supreme Court, there really is a new wrinkle. And there are consequences for us all. In particular: State elected offices … Read more

What does Hungary’s electoral tsunami mean for Arizona? Hungary is far away, it’s a country, not a U.S. state, and it is different from us in many, many other ways. But we can learn from what just happened there, especially as we contemplate moving past the Trump era. A pro-democracy candidate, Peter Magyar[1] not only defeated Orban, … Read more

Is it? Really? Former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill Jr. is often credited with the saying “All Politics is Local”, though apparently,he didn’t originate it. Many of the real issues facing people in our districts are in fact local. And yet, even those local matters are significantly affected by far away events. Arizonans’ cost … Read more