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Mickey Edwards

Mickey Edwards

Mickey Edwards is John L. Weinberg/Goldman Sachs & Co. Visiting Professor and Visiting Lecturer at Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs. He served for sixteen years as a member of Congress from Oklahoma and is author of The Parties Versus the People: How to Turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans (2012).

Articles and Events

Avoiding an Authoritarian Future

Avoiding an Authoritarian Future

On the eve of midterm elections, former Congressman Mickey Edwards offers advice on preserving the essential features of American democracy.

Mickey Edwards
Against the Will of the People

Against the Will of the People

We don't have a Constitution problem. We have an elections system problem.

Mickey Edwards
Ranked-Choice Voting

Ranked-Choice Voting

A former member of Congress argues that the much-touted voting reform overrides fundamental features of a democratic election.

Mickey Edwards