How dark money and voter disenfranchisement combined in a toxic brew that resulted in the lowest voter turnout in more than 70 years,…
What does it mean to put the civic idea at the center of one's concerns in this way? And what is its connection to citizenship? What,…
Partisan identity shapes social, mental, economic, and physical life. Using a novel dataset, we study the consequences of partisan identity…
In his new book, The Big Disconnect: Why the Internet Hasn’t Transformed Politics (Yet), Personal Democracy Forum founder Micah Sifry asks…
History suggests that progress in racial justice comes only when American leaders see it as crucial to US geopolitical interests.
Many contentious elections end in disputes about alleged fraud, irregularities, and
malpractices. How do we know when these claims are…
Should political campaigns in close races communicate that they may win (over-confidence) or that they may lose (under-confidence)? In six…
An article about global disorder and discord adapted from the fiftieth annual Ditchley Foundation Lecture.
The jobs of politically appointed executives leading U.S. federal government agencies are typically seen as being mostly about policy and…