The case for reforming the Electoral College

Listen & Subscribe

To discuss whether the Electoral College is out of date and in need of reform, Freddy Gray is joined by Michael Kazin — a professor of history at Georgetown University and emeritus coeditor of Dissent. His most recent book, What It Took to Win: A History of the Democratic Party, has just been released in paperback.

About the show

US politics and analysis, delivering in-depth discussions with the best American pundits. Presented by Freddy Gray.

More from The District

  • Why did Jeffrey Epstein hate me?
    Freddy is joined once again by the University of Chicago’s Professor John Mearsheimer to discuss why Trump’s 28-point Ukraine peace plan won’t work, how the war will ultimately be decided on the battlefield and what happened when Jeffrey Epstein and Alan Dershowitz ran a smear campaign against him over his essay on the Israel lobby.
  • Why is the US obsessed with Britain’s decline?
    Why are Americans so interested in Britain’s decline? While visiting London, Tucker Carlson has said that the country has “shrunken” and its culture “destroyed,” particularly because of mass immigration. Freddy is joined by Tim Stanley and Ed West to discuss whether Britain has become “ground zero in the decline of western civilization” and if the … Read more
  • marjorie taylor greene
    What’s going on with Marjorie Taylor Greene?
    Freddy speaks to the Washington correspondent for Vanity Fair Aidan McLaughlin about his interview with Marjorie Taylor Greene. The Congresswoman, who was formerly a MAGA loyalist, announced her resignation having fallen out with President Donald Trump. Freddy and Aidan discuss the fallout, her unpredictable views on current issues and why the media loves a political … Read more
  • What’s Trump really doing in Venezuela?
    Amid his war on “narco-terrorists,” Donald Trump is believed to have given the CIA approval to begin covert operations in Venezuela. Freddy is joined by Daniel McCarthy to discuss why Trump is considering regime change, if it would be successful and whether victories abroad provide a distraction from political challenges at home. 
  • Why is the American right arguing about property tax?
    Freddy is joined by host of The Charlie Kirk Show Blake Neff to discuss the new split on the American right – property tax.