Brian J. Siebel

Who would rationally back Mitt Romney for President?

• One-percenters, who Romney will take care of through massive tax cuts.


• Severely conservative voters, who might like the fact that Mitt Romney was a "severely conservative" governor.


• People who believe that...

America is an unequal society, and our inequality is growing.  Wealth and income disparities today are higher than they were in the Gilded Age of the 1920s, right before Wall Street's crash and the Great Depression.  But America's inequality goes beyond income and wealth.  It affects...

Polling described in a Washington Post article last week suggests that Mitt Romney holds significant advantages among white voters who are struggling financially.

Asked which candidate would do more to advance their families' economic interests, middle-class white voters who say they are struggling to maintain their...

There are panoply of reasons to back the reelection of President Obama and oppose Mitt Romney, but last week provided one of the starkest contrasts between the two men.

Just a day after North Carolina became the newest state to pass a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and civil...

It is Monday, October 4, 2010. This day is important because it is the deadline in a host of states for first-time voters to register for the November 2nd election. If you are an eligible voter living in one of these states and have not registered to...

The Federal Election Assistance Commission is currently updating regulations on the federal voter registration form. As part of this rulemaking, the EAC has invited comments on how amending the regulations to incorporate new technologies could facilitate applicants' use of the federal form. Public testimony...

The slow recovery from the most severe economic downturn since the 1930s has certainly hit working people very hard. Will the accompanying state budget crises hit voters equally hard this election season?

Voting is a challenging process for millions of voters. The number, availability, and...

Foreclosure remains a serious problem in the United States.  According to RealtyTrac, there were 2.3 million foreclosure filings in 2008, another 2.8 million filings in 2009, and there will be an estimated 3.1 million foreclosure filings in 2010.  With

Students and other millennials are an important and growing portion of the electorate. They will be 20% of the voting age population in 2010, up from 17% in 2008. They are much more progressive than the population as a whole, and will increasingly become the key voting block...

Think of all the places you sign your name electronically. Why not on your voter registration form? It would revolutionize voter registration.

To register to vote today, you have to print out a paper form, fill it out by hand, sign it, and mail it in. The registrar then...