March 11, 2012

Here’s why Maryland politicos must convene a constitutional convention The print edition of the Washington Examiner publishes J.H. Snider’s commentary observing that, when the issue involves a “political question,” Maryland has one standard for...

February 12, 2012

It will take a con-con to untangle Maryland’s gerrymanders The Washington Post publishes J.H. Snider’s commentary arguing that the Maryland General Assembly has a conflict of interest in solving the gerrymander problem, which is the type of democratic reform problem...

January 19, 2012

State ignores voters on constitutional convention; Majority voted in favor of con-con in 2010, yet it hasn’t been convened The Baltimore Sun publishes J.H. Snider’s commentary arguing that the refusal of Maryland’s Governor and General Assembly to convene the con-con...

December 8, 2011

Government-wide Information Sharing for Democratic Accountability The Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution publishes J.H. Snider’s paper on why the politics of using unique identifiers to track powerful political players across...

November 19, 2011

Update on the White House’s new petition website  J.H. Snider’s latest ruminations published on the National Coalition For Dialogue and Deliberation’s community news website.  The Campaign for a Stronger Democracy gives it the lead spot in its November...

October 31, 2011

The Case of the Missing White House Petitions  J.H. Snider’s Huffington Post article on the frustrations, including technical glitches, citizens experience using the White House’s new We The People petition website.  Daily Candy featured two quotes from the article,...