Since the Founding, Supreme Court Justices have enjoyed life tenure. This helps insulate the Justices from political pressures, but it also…
Legislative leaders tend to be ideologically more extreme than their median members. Why? This paper shows that party members select…
Does personal and family history influence legislative behavior in democracies? Linking members of Congress to the census, we observe…
BOOK DESCRIPTIONWhat are the social and political consequences of poor state governance and low state legitimacy? Under what conditions…
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While legislation tends to get more attention, the regulatory process within the executive branch is at the core of day-to-day democratic…
To move forward on any of the challenges confronting Boston, we have to think about how we are — physically — getting there. Climate change…
How do high-profile acts of police brutality affect public trust and cooperation with law enforcement? To investigate this question, we…
Are women more likely to quit politics after losing their first race than men? In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, the number of…
Politicians use their communication to present a strategic version of themselves to voters. One component of this is the ideological…
Algorithmic decision-making can lead to discrimination against legally protected groups, but measuring such discrimination is often…