Here’s How Easy It Would Be to Hack the Midterm Elections

There's plenty of talk about voting machines. How about voter-registration systems? If you have trouble reading this message, [view it in a browser](. [The Midterm Elections Could Be Hacked and We Won't Know Until It's Too Late]( Republican-controlled states have adopted a swathe of policies to try to depress turnout, particularly among groups-people of color, younger people-who tend to vote for Democrats. In a sick twist, these efforts may actually provide some of the very best cover for potential election hackers. Election-security types says there's a chance, and not a particularly small one, that citizens could be struck from the voter rolls not by any legal or official mechanism, but by a hacker. People could be robbed of their registration-and thus, their voting rights-and never even know it.[Read More]( [Kansas Has the Chance to Reject an Entire Toxic Governing Philosophy]( The clouds are dark and muscular over the sweep of pastureland and over the state capitol here in Kansas, and you realize that it's really the only place to be as we finally stagger toward whatever's going to happen on Tuesday. Certainly, there are shiny stories elsewhere but, if Tuesday really is going to be a verdict, one way or the other, not only on Trumpism, but also on all the conservative policy poison that made Trumpism possible—voter suppression, supply-side economics, deregulation, abandonment of the idea of political commonwealth, weaponized splinter Christianity—then Kansas got there on all of those things ahead of the rest of the country, and long before the current president* decided he wasn't a Democrat any more.[Read More]( [The 5 Most Stylish Coats for a Night Out—And the Morning After]( We put five of our favorite styles to the test for a night out—and the morning after. Whether you’re going on a date or a coffee run, these picks won’t do you wrong.[Read More]( [Could John Cena Be the Next Captain America?]( At this point it's unclear how the Marvel Cinematic Universe will change after the upcoming Avengers 4. The film marks the end of an era of superhero franchises. With the contracts ending for most of the major stars, a number of the Avengers could die or retire by the film's end. Many fans speculate that Steve Rogers will either retire or die in Avengers 4, leaving a new hero to pick up the mantle of Captain America. And now, actor and WWE star John Cena added to the speculation over the weekend with a cryptic Instagram post of Cap's iconic shield.[Read More]( [Michigan, North Dakota, Utah, and Missouri: You're Voting on Legalizing Weed This Tuesday]( There are a thousand good reasons to vote in the midterm elections this week. Among those reasons is cannabis, and whether people in four more states should have access to it. Two states, Michigan and North Dakota, are voting on legal weed for everyone of age. If both get the "yes," recreational marijuana would be legal in 11 states, plus D.C. Utah and Missouri are deciding on medical marijuana initiatives. If both states vote in favor, the number of states with medical marijuana laws on the books would rise to 32, plus D.C. And those are just the big ones.[Read More]( [Donald Trump's Words Are a Global Disaster]( We’ve known for decades that trouble at home not only inflicts suffering on those who live within our borders but also enables abuses abroad, undercutting American moral authority and offering pat excuses for world leader eager to justify their own crimes. It's easy to grow numb to our wildly undisciplined president's ever-escalating rhetoric. But even when Donald Trump's threats and ramblings don't rack up a body count at home, they're being used to excuse state crime and prop up dangerous regimes all over the globe.[Read More]( [Read More on Esquire.com]( Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Notice]( esquire.com ©2018 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019