It seems there is a growing consensus that Iowa’s first in the nation caucus should be revoked. If not Iowa and New Hampshire, then who? People are starting to throw out more demographically representative states like Illinois and North Carolina as alternatives. Fine, but they need to get in line. We can do better.
Puerto Rico and Washington DC should hold the first two Democratic primaries in 2024
The hypocritical colonialism inherent in the status of Puerto Rico, the Virgins Islands and Guam, will not be resolved overnight. Neither will it be easy to win DC residents meaningful congressional representation.
But look at what Iowa has done for Ethanol.
Dragging the pundit class to the frontlines of climate disaster and American imperialism would be the perfect antidote to pervasive ignorance. Sending those same pundits back home to meet face-to-face with the DC residents they typically commute past, well that would just make my heart sing.