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A man votes on the only machine working shortly after polls opened in Georgia's Senate runoff elections at a senior center, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Acworth, Ga. Election systems in the U.S. are vulnerable to cyber intrusions similar to the one that hit federal agencies and numerous businesses last year and remain a potential target for foreign hacking, according to a report released Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021.

Beltway Confidential

Florida counts votes quickly, other states should too

Walter Olson · December 28, 2023 12:47 pm

This booking photo provided by Fulton County Sheriff's Office shows former President Donald Trump after he surrendered and was booked at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta.

Beltway Confidential

Does Section 3 of the 14th Amendment disqualify Trump?

Walter Olson · August 28, 2023 1:34 pm

It was a boring Election Day, and that’s good

Walter Olson · November 14, 2022 12:00 am

Labor Department’s independent contracting proposal endangers both freedom and prosperity

Walter Olson · October 24, 2022 12:00 am

‘Zuckerbucks’ didn’t throw the 2020 election

Walter Olson · September 13, 2022 12:00 am

Without respect for property rights, it’s a heartbreak hotel

Walter Olson · August 25, 2022 12:00 am

‘Lost, Not Stolen’: Prominent conservatives refute 2020 election myths

Walter Olson · July 22, 2022 12:00 am

The trouble with ballot harvesting

Walter Olson · May 13, 2022 12:00 am

The Rocky Road To Redistricting Reform

Walter Olson · March 15, 2022 3:00 pm

Appeals Court Should Affirm Protection of Public Employees’ Off‐Job Speech

Walter Olson · October 20, 2021 10:00 am

Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., vice-chair of the House Judiciary Committee, joins advocates for the The Equality Act, a comprehensive nondiscrimination bill for LGBT rights, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Monday, April 1, 2019.

Equality Act Could Undermine Business Defendants In Web Access Suits

Walter Olson · October 5, 2021 12:00 pm

Beltway Confidential

Emergency regulations often make the next emergency worse

Walter Olson · April 13, 2020 7:52 pm