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Person Place Thing
Person Place Thing

Political thinker Norman Ornstein

By Randy Cohen
Published January 31, 2025 at 10:30 PM EST
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Now what? Post-election ideas from political thinker Norman Ornstein astute about structural changes — size of congressional districts, term limits for Supreme Court justices — that can make our democracy more democratic.

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