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From the Halls of Congress to K Street: Government Experience and its Value for Lobbying

Lobbying presents an attractive postcongressional career, with some former congressional members and staffers transitioning to lucrative lobbying careers.

Concentrated Burdens: How Self-Interest and Partisanship Shape Opinion on Opioid Treatment Policy

When does self-interest influence public opinion on contentious public policies? The bulk of theory in political science suggests that self-interest is only a minor force in public opinion.

The Swinging Pendulum of Police Reform in the Americas

A few years back, when I interviewed a former Argentine official who had been brought in during the mid-1990s to clean house in the notoriously corrupt and violent police department of Buenos Aires pr

The Science of Contemporary Street Protest: New Efforts in the United States

Since the inauguration of Donald Trump, there has been substantial and ongoing protest against the Administration.

A Summit Worth Celebrating

Three decades ago the country was governed by sharply divided government. A newly elected president, George H.W.

American Diplomats Are Being Persecuted by Their Own President

Congress needs to repair the damage Trump has caused to the effectiveness and morale of the Foreign Service.

Populism and Democratic Theory

Poverty and Divine Rewards: The Electoral Advantage of Islamist Political Parties

Political life in many Muslim-majority countries has been marked by the electoral dominance of Islamist parties.

Representation, Legitimacy, and Innovation

Increasing interdependence both within and among nations will create in the foreseeable future increasing numbers of collective action, or free-rider, problems.

The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission: One State’s Model for Gerrymandering Reform

In most states, redistricting, the process by which electoral district boundaries are drawn, is an overtly partisan exercise controlled by state legislatures.