Hans A. von Spakovsky

OPINION August 8

Non-citizens voting in California: Judge says no, even in left-wing state

A California judge has ruled that only citizens have the right to vote, striking down a San Francisco ordinance in a ruling that echoes one in New York.

OPINION January 13

The 10 worst provisions in Biden, Schumer's voting rights bills

The claim by President Biden and Vice President Harris that the election reforms passed by states will prevent 55 million Americans from voting is outrageous. Nothing could be further from the truth.

OPINION December 10

Will New York Times, Washington Post return Pulitzer for misleading Russia collusion stories?

New York Times and The Washington Post won a Pulitzer for inaccurate coverage of Russia’s alleged collaboration with the Trump campaign, a claim we now know was a hoax. When will they return the prize?

OPINION October 29

Hans von Spakovsky​: DHS' Mayorkas makes jobs for illegal aliens a priority over US workers and the law

The directive by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the employment of illegal aliens demonstrates his contempt for both the rule of law and the well-being of American workers.

OPINION July 30, 2021

Hans von Spakovsky: Biden's border crisis – crime problem in Texas a bad omen for rest of US

The Texas Rangers report shows that over 344,000 criminal aliens were booked into local Texas jails between June 1, 2011, and June 30, 2021, of which over 235,000 were classified as illegal aliens.

OPINION July 17, 2021

Hans von Spakovsky: Texas Democrats' outrageous claims about election reforms have no connection to reality

Texas Democrats held a press conference on Friday in Alexandria, Va., across the Potomac River from the nation’s capital, to continue their lies about the election reforms being proposed in the special session of the Texas legislature.

OPINION July 16, 2021

Hans von Spakovsky: The Big Lie about Texas and other states' election reforms

President Biden claimed in a recent speech that state election reform efforts are "the 21st Century Jim Crow assault" and "the most dangerous threat to voting and integrity of free and fair elections in our history."

OPINION June 20, 2021

Hans von Spakovsky: Merrick Garland's misleading voting claims – what AG gets wrong about US elections

Partisan, political, designed to inflame. That’s what Merrick Garland’s recent speech on voting rights was. It certainly was not objective, measured and deliberate – the kind of speech you expect from an attorney general.

OPINION May 7, 2021

Hans von Spakovsky: Voter suppression? Dems flat-out wrong. Census data gives real story about US elections

The Census Bureau’s recent release of its 2020 election survey of voters clearly demonstrates that those who have been claiming, without justification or evidence, that we have been experiencing a wave of so-called "voter suppression" have a lot of explaining to do. 

OPINION March 14, 2021

Hans von Spakovsky: HR1/For the People Act imperils free and fair elections. Here are the worst 8 parts

H.R. 1, the deceptively entitled "For the People Act," has arrived in the U.S. Senate after a party-line vote in the House of Representatives. It is without doubt the most dangerous and irresponsible election bill I have ever seen.