Over 20 percent of prison and jail inmates in the United States are currently awaiting trial, but little is known about the impact of pre-…
Democratic accountability relies on the ability of citizens to reward and punish politicians in elections. Electoral institutions, such as…
Using a new dataset capturing the ideological positioning of nearly half a million U.S. judges and lawyers, we present evidence showing how…
The work that used to be done here was outsourced long ago, and only since Donald Trump's election has there been reason to hope that might…
American democratic institutions are under attack — with presidential insults slung at the independent judiciary, allegations of “fake news…
This paper presents rough order-of-
magnitude estimates for the capital cost of the North South Rail Link (the “Link”), a proposed…
Are the destinies of children from poor and wealthy families diverging? This paper explains why this is the question to ask if we wish to…
The central premise of the social capital approach is that social networks have value. Social capital refers to the collective value of all…
The author argues that the battle for the natural rights of citizens,including equality and freedom, must be reinvigorated. He reminds us…