Portland, Oregon recently passed Measure 26-228, which represents some of the most expansive voting reforms by a major American city in…
Committee formation in early American legislatures happened when those assemblies were inundated with petitions, a relationship unexamined…
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…
Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the power of problem-oriented governance as a way to address complex public…
In expanding its program that lets residents vote on public spending, New York City is enlivening democracy and engaging the electorate.
Protecting providers from competition is the enemy of efficiency and integrated mobility. It's an issue that New York City's congestion…
Socrates had it right: Dealing with the problems public leaders face requires knowing how and what to ask.
The lesson from New York City's experience with Amazon: There are smarter ways to attract businesses than just dangling tax breaks.
How can we intervene in the systemic bureaucratic dysfunction that beleaguers the public sector? De Jong examines the roots of this…