From a reader:

Hi Jonah, I thought you’d get a kick out of this. I’m a (the?) registered Republican in Brighton, Mass. (a subdivision of Boston between Boston College and Boston University), and went to vote tonight with my wife, who is unenrolled (what they call independent voters in Mass.). I approached the pollworker for him to check our names off the list, and he handed me a Democratic ballot, without even looking at the “R” next to my name. The following conversation ensued: Me: “Actually, I need a Republican ballot.” Pollworker: “Oh, sorry, here… [turning to my wife] I suppose you want the same ballot.” My wife, increasingly indignant: “No, I need a Democratic ballot.” Pollworker: “Really–wow, wait until I tell the wife about this!” (If you choose to publish this, please don’t use my name–I’m an academic and have a reputation to protect!) By the way, I’m about halfway through Liberal Fascism–this is a very smart book. I especially like your linking so much of this to World War I. The material on the New Deal is good, but the WW I material connects some ideas I had not connected before.