Mr. Book just finished Every Vote Equal, by John R. Koza.

This edition of the book was published in 2013, but everything in it is just as true today and relevant today as it was then.

This was an excellent encyclopedic view of the problems with the electoral college and why we replace it with the interstate compact that would award the presidency to the candidate with the most popular votes.

The best parts of the book were a look at what would happen if states assigned their electoral vote proportionally—either using decimals (which would require a constitutional amendment) or whole numbers (which would not)—and an extremely long look at all of the arguments against going to a popular vote and explaining why they are all based on myths.

I give this book an A+ and inducted it into the Hall of Fame.

Goodreads requires grades on a 1-5 star system. In my personal conversion system, an A+ equates to 5 stars. (A or A+: 5 stars, B+: 4 stars, B: 3 stars, C: 2 stars, D or F: 1 star).

This review has been posted at my blog, Mr. Book’s Book Reviews, and Goodreads.

Mr. Book originally finished reading this on November 24, 2024.