Americans Seeking Fair Elections Are Trapped in a Catch-22

A voter casts his ballot at a drop box in Mesa, Ariz., on Nov. 8, 2022. John Moore/Getty Images

Commentary

A “Catch-22” is commonly regarded as an impossible situation in which you can’t achieve one thing until you achieve a second thing. But, you can’t achieve the second thing until you have achieved the first. It’s a dilemma made worse by conflicting interests.