Recent Op-Eds by
John Davenport
Over the last seven years, I have
written several op-eds focused on constitutional reform in the
US and global governance issues, and two major books on fixing
our fundamental institutions at the global and national level.
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Bio
Recent Op-Eds on Foreign Policy, Gun
Violence
Six
op-eds on Gaza and Iran:
More Op-Eds on Constitutional
Amendments, Elections, and Foreign Policy
- Salon, Sept. 2024: Tulsi
Gabbard’s journey to Donald Trump is an ominous sign of
Putin’s power.
- Blog of the American Philosophical Association, Nov.
2024: "Can
Philosophy Help to Articulate Fair Principles for Low-Income
Housing?" [a critique of the Mount Laurel regime in New
Jersey]
- The Defense Post, August 2024: Why
the US and Its Allies Are Losing the New International Hostage
Game
- The Balkinization law blog: Progressives
Should Support a National Constitutional Convention: Answering
the Doubters
- Fordham News, March 2024: Should
America's Primary Election System be Reformed?
- Conversations magazine, April 2024: The
perils and promise of teaching politics in 2024
- NorthJersey / USAToday network: NJ
Voters Need the Right to Initiate Public Ballot Questions by
Petition: Constitutional Reflections
- NorthJersey / USAToday network: New
Jersey Must do Better on Housing Policy to Aid Low-Income
Families
- Albany Times Union:
Make Puerto Rico a State
- America: Eleven Ways to Improve Voting in the
United States
- The Defense Post, June 2023: Escalation
or Defense? Unveiling Errors in Discussing Military Aid to
Ukraine
- The National Catholic Reporter, July 2022: Mearsheimer's Shared Blame for Russia's
War is Irrational
- The Defense Post, March 2022: Europe’s Refusal to Fight and
Democratic Weakness
- Ms. Magazine July 2022: The
International Boycott for Choice and Women's Rights
- Salon, June 2022: The NRA's Endless Arms Race
- NYDN:
The Democracy We Deserve: On Puerto Rico Statehood, and Fair
Voting reforms
- HNN: For Deep
and Lasting Reform, Amend the Constitution: on primaries,
ranked-choice, gerrymandering, campaign finance, and the
filibuster
- LNP:
Christians Should Not Vote for Donald Trump: the religious
argument against stealing Supreme Court seats as a means to
one's goals
- Gotham Philosophical: The
Only Way to Save America: Constitutional Amendments and the
Convention Idea
Older Op-eds on Global Governance
Interviews
Older Pieces mostly on the Civil War
in Syria (2012 - 2016)
For more information,
email me at Davenport@fordham.edu
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