Gerrymandering: The “Chief National Danger” – President Harrison’s Warning

More than a century before modern data software transformed American redistricting into a hyper-precise political arms race, an American president stood before Congress to sound an alarm. On December 9, 1891, President Benjamin Harrison delivered his Third Annual Message to Congress (p. 1). In it, he targeted a corrupt practice he argued threatened the constitutional … Continue reading Gerrymandering: The “Chief National Danger” – President Harrison’s Warning