Getting Rid of the Electoral College, Expanding National Service, and More

December 11, 2020

Next week, 538 U.S. citizens will travel to their state capitals and elect the president as members of the Electoral College. Although a constitutional amendment to get rid of this archaic system is unlikely to happen anytime soon, Elaine Kamarck and John Hudak write that there are other ways to reform the way Americans choose their president.

Young people are typically among the hardest-hit groups during recessions, and with the pandemic leaving millions without employment, young people are now at the end of a much longer line of job seekers. As a part of our new Blueprints series, Martha Ross and Nicole Bateman argue for an expansion of America’s national service infrastructure to help young people gain a footing in the labor market.

Artificial intelligence has the potential to change the conduct of war, but this does not necessarily mean that machines can replace human decisionmakers. Avi Goldfarb and Jon Lindsay explain how the military can use AI systems—with limitations.

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