Since the Founding, Supreme Court Justices have enjoyed life tenure. This helps insulate the Justices from political pressures, but it also…
Liz McKenna is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø. She is a political sociologist whose research focuses on how civil society…
n 2020 the EPA narrowed the definition of 'Waters of the United States', significantly limiting wetland protection under the Clean Water…
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…
Benefits of legislation meant to help all veterans were routinely denied to Black veterans.
Deval Patrick is a professor of practice and co-director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School.
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“Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. Most famously, he won gold medals in the decathlon and…
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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…