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Is There a Fair Way to Divide Us? (Update)

Is There a Fair Way to Divide Us? (Update)

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Moon Duchin is a math professor at the University of Chicago whose theoretical work has practical applications for voting and democracy. Why is striving for fair elections so difficult?

  • SOURCES:
    • Moon Duchin, professor of mathematics at Cornell University.

  • RESOURCES:
    • "Gerrymandering: The Origin Story," by Neely Tucker (Timeless: Stories from the Library of Congress, 2024).
    • "Redistricting for Proportionality," by Gabe Schoenbach and Moon Duchin (The Forum, 2023).
    • "The Atlas Of Redistricting," by Aaron Bycoffe, Ella Koeze, David Wasserman, and Julia Wolfe (FiveThirtyEight, 2018).
    • "In a Comically Drawn Pennsylvania District, the Voters Are Not Amused," by Trip Gabriel (The New York Times, 2018).

  • EXTRAS:
    • "State of Texas to begin calling witnesses in federal hearing over Trump-backed congressional map," by Blaise Gainey (KUT News, 2025).
    • "Utah's Redistricting Battle Explained," (PBS Utah, 2025).
    • "Is This the Future of High School?" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022).

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