Public Interest Institute (PII)
John Hendrickson, Research Analyst
Public Interest Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public policy research organization located on the campus of Iowa Wesleyan College. PII promotes a free-enterprise economic system and limited government in society based upon individual freedom and liberty. John Hendrickson is a Research Analyst with PII. The following article, “A Republic, Not a Democracy: A Defense of the Electoral College,”is reprinted by permission of INSTITUTE BRIEF, a publication of PII. It appeared in the Volume 19, Number 9, March 2012 issue. The Electoral College is one of the most misunderstood aspects of American government, and historically it has come under fire for…
