The next U.S. president will inherit multiple epidemics with inequitably distributed effects. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are likely to…
Roughly a thousand people are killed by American law enforcement officers each
year, accounting for more than 5% of all homicides. We…
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When does self-interest influence public opinion on contentious public policies? The bulk of theory in political science suggests that self…
Do 40-Year-Old Facts Still Matter? Long-Run Effects of Federal Oversight under the Voting Rights Act
In 2013, the Supreme Court struck down parts of the Voting Rights Act that mandated federal oversight of election laws in discriminatory…
Do 40-Year-Old Facts Still Matter? Long-Run Effects of Federal Oversight under the Voting Rights Act
In 2013, the Supreme Court struck down parts of the Voting Rights Act that mandated federal oversight of election laws in discriminatory…
For many Americans, cities have become a beacon of hope. They are widely recognized as engines of the U.S. economy and laboratories of…
This is the first installment of The Big Picture, a public symposium on what’s at stake in Trump’s America, co-organized by Public Books…
The ideology of American lawyers has been a persistent source of discussion and debate. Two
obstacles, however, have prevented this topic…
Why are judicial nominees allowed to refuse to answer questions about important issues
that could come before the courts? We address this…