Kamala Harris’s selection as vice-president sets a new standard for what it means for a political party to balance its ticket. Ticket balancing for the parties used to be largely geographic or ideological in nature. Now for the Democrats it has come to mean greater demographic balance — namely, selecting a ticket that looks more closely like America.
A Presidential Science Advisor for the 21st-Century: Time to Add Some Color and Life
Joe Biden will seek to restore the place of science
