In fact, many Americans have come to disparage the very idea of choosing between the “lesser of two evils,” as if doing so means that they themselves are committing a kind of evil.

Pope Francis, who said Americans should vote for the “lesser of two evils,” used a phrase that isn't always fully understood. ... In short, the principle states that if given a choice, ...

The third doctrine about voting, which is the “lesser of two evils” principle, has appeared on the political scene rather recently and, as Chomsky highlighted, is “now consuming much debate ...

As with many in my generation, I can measure time in memes. On a recent purge of my photos, I found a meme lampooning the race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, who were, at the time, the ...

The LOTE principle dates back at least as far as Aristotle, who wrote in Nicomachean Ethics: ... He, however, advised the congregation to choose the lesser of two evils.

And yet Arendt’s basic principle remains: If you choose the lesser of two bad choices, you have still chosen something you believe is bad. This has haunted me each election since 2016.

The “lesser of two evils” argument has been a mainstay of Democratic election strategy since 2016. The formula is clear: 1) Throw overwhelming institutional support at an often unpopular and ...

Overall, 52% of respondents rate Trump as the lesser of two evils, giving him a 4-point advantage over Harris in the sample. His biggest single-state advantage on this question: a 16-point lead in ...

WASHINGTON – Indiana Republican Rep. Trey Hollingsworth said Tuesday that sending Americans back to work at the risk of falling ill from coronavirus is the "lesser of these two evils" compared ...

Thinking of our preferred political candidate as “the lesser of two evils” might help us in the short term. But what if we imagined a different future? Rural podcast alerts! Rural Remix is a podcast ...

The LOTE principle dates back at least as far as Aristotle, who wrote in Nicomachean Ethics: ... He, however, advised the congregation to choose the lesser of two evils.