Housing policy is one of the most important areas of local politics. Yet little is known about how local legislatures and executives make…
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act authorized and appropriated…
This paper documents the impact of popular media on racial hate by examining the first American blockbuster: 1915’s The Birth of a Nation…
What impact do mass civil society groups have on public policy? We study this issue by analyzing opposition to national prohibition by…
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…
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This report discusses cash bail reforms that have occurred in the United States and provides key considerations for people interested in…
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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…
The United States needs to build better infrastructure. The current repairs and replacements are disorganized and patchwork, resulting in…
How do high-profile acts of police brutality affect public trust and cooperation with law enforcement? To investigate this question, we…