By James Bovard
Mises.org
November 4, 2026
In an era of clueless voters and profoundly dishonest candidates, cynicism is one of the last best checks on political power run amok. Regardless of the final vote count in Tuesday's midterm congressional elections, both Republicans and Democrats have earned all the distrust they will reap.
Any hope that elections would safeguard the Constitution should have perished after 9/11.