Michael C. Maibach

By Michael C. Maibach February 2016 Americans elect a President through the state-by-state mechanism of the Electoral College, rather than direct nationwide popular vote. Today, all but two states award all of their electoral votes to the statewide winner. Ever since Andrew Jackson was denied the Presidency by the US House in 1824, some have called for its abolition. It is timely to consider the...

By Michael C. Maibach January 2016 As we consider this and recent Presidential campaigns, many of our fellow citizens have expressed unhappiness with their choices. “Can’t we get better people to run?” they ask. Why is it that in America, those considered as our "best and brightest" rarely run for public office? CEOs of global enterprises, Presidents of leading universities, great...