Smarter Laws, Better Bureaucrats
This article examines past research about reforming public sector management and encourages adopting a new form of accountability: one based on desired outcomes instead of limited and prescriptive inp
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The Bill for America's Longest War Is Still Unpaid
Professor Linda Bilmes discusses funding for post-9/11 wars.
Can We Solve the Migration Crisis?
Every minute 24 people are forced to leave their homes and over 65 million are currently displaced world-wide.
The Natural Rights We Must Protect
The author argues that the battle for the natural rights of citizens,including equality and freedom, must be reinvigorated.
Populist Threats to Electoral Integrity: The Year in Elections 2016-2017
National elections for the legislature and/or the executive are held in almost all countries around the globe. This development has the potential to strengthen democracy.
Social Pressure and Voting: A Field Experiment Conducted in a High-Salience Election
A large-scale experiment assessed the turnout effects of the “Neighbors” mailer, which exerts social pressure to vote by disclosing the past turnout records of recipients and their neighbors.
Informed Diplomacy: What Trump Can Learn From JFK
During the Cold War, American actions — both hard and soft power — were steeped in information and data.
Why American Elections Are Flawed (and How to Fix Them)
The flaws in the American electoral process have become increasingly apparent in recent years.
The Budget, Diplomacy and Development
Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Engel, members of the committee, thank you for this invitation to testify today on the future of American diplomacy, our development efforts and the 2018 budget.
Is Western Democracy Backsliding? Diagnosing the Risks
The predominantly sunny end-of-history optimism about democratic progress, evident in the late-1980s and early-1990s following the fall of the Berlin Wall, has turned rapidly into a more pessimistic z
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