Using a new dataset capturing the ideological positioning of nearly half a million U.S. judges and lawyers, we present evidence showing how…
Unexpected social policy expansion and progressive tax reforms initiated by right-wing governments in Latin America highlight the need for…
In recursive representation both representatives and constituents take in what the other is saying, update, revise, and respond on the…
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…
The label ‘post-truth’ signals for many a troubling turn away from principles of enlightened government. The word ‘post’, moreover, implies…
American democratic institutions are under attack — with presidential insults slung at the independent judiciary, allegations of “fake news…
On December 11, 2016, just before my time as Secretary of Defense would end, I stepped off a C-130 transport plane onto a cold and dusty…
Email is a crucial vehicle for media companies to generate reader revenue, yet the ways we talk about and measure email have not changed…
Over the past 25 years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of subnational administrative units within developing countries.…
Police exercise the state’s monopoly of legitimate use of force, a fundamental state function that shapes the construction of citizenship.…