Make Voting Harder? No, Let’s Make Running Harder

As Republicans make voting more difficult, we should protect the nation by creating basic standards for who can run for office

Yard sign from the last presidential election. (Photo by Jyll Swearingen.)

A few years ago, I groused to some friends that I could pull together a better U.S. senate. I could, I thought, in a couple of hours, just selecting from my colleagues.