The news that the Supreme Court of India has allowed private complaints against candidates who file false election affidavits is not merely a legal headline; it is a quiet revolution in the way democracy functions. For decades, ordinary voters have felt a sense of helplessness when candidates lied about their education, criminal records, or assets on sworn declarations. These affidavits were supposed to be sacred promises of transparency, but too often they were treated as scraps of paper with little consequence. Now, with this ruling, the Court has handed power back to the people. It says, in effect, that if…

Ken Jennings knows a lot about trivia. He won 74 straight games on Jeopardy!, became a household name, and eventually stepped into the hosting role once filled by the beloved Alex Trebek. But knowing obscure facts about history, geography, and pop culture doesn’t automatically make someone an expert on tax policy. That’s a lesson Washington voters are getting right now, as Jennings appears in a television ad opposing Initiative 645, the ballot measure that would repeal the state’s newly enacted income tax. The ad is slick, the kind of thing that makes you stop and pay attention. Jennings stands backstage…