Clarke Forsythe

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  Oct 24, 2026

  Is a third-party vote a wasted vote? Voting the lesser of two evils

  When the ballot offers only imperfect candidates, principled voters still have to choose. Abraham Lincoln argued that the real test of a choice isn’t whether it contains any evil, but whether it does more harm than good. By that test, voting against the worst is a moral act, not a compromise.

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  Mar 2, 2016

  What Will the Supreme Court Do in the Texas Abortion Case?

  Today's oral argument in the US Supreme Court in the Texas abortion case (Whole Women's Health v. Hellerstedt) was likely the most complicated and intense argument in an abortion case since Roe v. Wade.