Authors
Trent England
David and Ann Brown Distinguished Fellow
Trent England is the David and Ann Brown Distinguished Fellow at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, where he previously served as executive vice president. He is also the founder and executive director of Save Our States, which educates Americans about the importance of the Electoral College. England is a producer of the feature-length documentary “Safeguard: An Electoral College Story.” He has appeared three times on Fox & Friends and is a frequent guest on media programs from coast to coast. He is the author of Why We Must Defend the Electoral College and a contributor to The Heritage Guide to the Constitution and One Nation Under Arrest: How Crazy Laws, Rogue Prosecutors, and Activist Judges Threaten Your Liberty. His writing has also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Times, Hillsdale College's Imprimis speech digest, and other publications. Trent formerly hosted morning drive-time radio in Oklahoma City and has filled for various radio hosts including Ben Shapiro. A former legal policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation, he holds a law degree from The George Mason University School of Law and a bachelor of arts in government from Claremont McKenna College.
Recent Articles
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Law & Principles
Would a California-style, top-two primary boost turnout?
Those pushing for a California-style jungle primary in Oklahoma have latched on to our low voter turnout in the general election, claiming their scheme is a solution. The trouble is, it’s an easy claim to test.Trent England | November 20, 2024
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Law & Principles
Don’t California our Oklahoma with a ‘top-two’ primary
Kamala Harris supporters, left-wing journalists, and others are pushing for a California-style “top-two primary” in Oklahoma. If this system had been in place in 2018, the general election for Oklahoma governor would have been between two Democrats.Trent England | November 18, 2024
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Law & Principles
‘Jungle primary’ ballot measures go down in flames
Kamala Harris supporters, left-wing journalists, and others are pushing for a California-style “top-two primary” in Oklahoma. Voters in this reddest of red states aren’t likely to go for it.Trent England | November 12, 2024
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Law & Principles
Should Trump get 520 electoral votes?
Those who favor the National Popular Vote plan now have a perfect opportunity to demonstrate that NPV is not merely a thinly veiled partisan ploy.Trent England | November 11, 2024
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Law & Principles
How blue-state teenagers could make Oklahoma voters disappear
Los Angeles County has more than double the population of Oklahoma. Disparities like this are why we have the Electoral College.Trent England | August 26, 2024
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Higher Education
Oklahoma Legislature can stop CCP influence in higher ed
Some states are taking action to protect their educational institutions from Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence. Oklahoma should do likewise.Trent England | June 20, 2024
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Education
School choice coda: Let them lick toes
Right now, school board elections are dominated by school employees and other insiders, with tiny turnouts that protect their power. Let's move school board elections to the normal election cycle so that normal voters participate.Trent England | March 13, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Senator ‘outraged’ by Dobbs wants to stop Oklahoma judicial reform
Tired of our state’s current, secretive process for selecting judges, many would prefer to use the nation’s most time-tested method. Why is one of Oklahoma’s most left-leaning politicians worried?Trent England | March 4, 2024
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Law & Principles
Ban RCV to prevent election disasters … like this one
Elections should be conducted so that voters can understand the process and trust the results. RCV fails this test. To avoid all these unnecessary risks, Oklahoma should protect our elections and ban RCV.Trent England | February 15, 2024
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Higher Education
False: Frontier’s phony fact checks
As leftist bias and technological change wreak havoc on traditional journalism, some activist scribes have found a new model. One Oklahoma-based website hides behind preposterous claims of journalistic ethics to mask its own objectives. No wonder trust in the media continues to plummet.Trent England | January 26, 2024
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