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The Supreme Court, Mail-in Voting, Campaign Spending, and the 2026 Midterm Elections

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By James Lindsay
| The Council on Foreign Relations
Newsletter James M. Lindsay Subscribe to receive email updates about my latest work. The congressional midterms are now four months away. The Supreme Court this week handed down two decisions that could affect what happens on Election Day. One decision got the most attention. The other may have a greater impact. The decision that dominated the headlines came in Watson v. Republican National Committee.
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Lessons From 250 Years of U.S. Foreign Policy, With Robert Kagan

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By James Lindsay, Robert Kagan
| The President’s Inbox Verified
TRANSCRIPT KAGAN: You’re constantly wrestling with this paradox that Americans, unlike other countries, don’t have to be particularly involved with the rest of the world, but all kinds of elements push Americans out. And the result is sort of a constant oscillation between periods of high intervention and global involvement, followed by periods of retrenchment and disillusionment. LINDSAY: The United States is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence this year.
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The Pacificus-Helvidius Debate Between Alexander Hamilton and James Madison

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By James Lindsay
| The Council on Foreign Relations
Original intent. The term pops up frequently in debates over how to interpret the U.S. Constitution. At its core, the concept of original intent holds that constitutional interpretation should be guided (or bound) by what the framers envisioned when they wrote the document in 1787. But what happens to original intent when the framers disagree on how to interpret their handiwork? It’s not an academic question. Just look at the so-called Pacificus-Helvidius debate, which began 233 years ago today.
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