The ideal of deliberation requires that citizens engage in reasonable discussion despite disagreements. In practice, if their experience is…
What types of user data are mobile apps sending to third parties? We chose 110 of the most popular free mobile apps as of June-July 2014…
Society generates data on a scale previously unimagined. Wide sharing of these data promises to improve personal health, lower healthcare…
We distinguish between three sets of rights – property rights, political rights, and civil rights – and provide a taxonomy of political…
Why are judicial nominees allowed to refuse to answer questions about important issues
that could come before the courts? We address this…
During recent years, U.S. states have often diverged by adopting either more lenient or stricter electoral procedures. What have been the…
From the streets of Hong Kong to Ferguson, Missouri, civil disobedience has again become newsworthy. What explains the prevalence and…
Is democracy in crisis? On the one hand, it seems to be decaying under the leadership of political elites who make decisions behind closed…
Several years after the Arab Spring began, democracy remains elusive in the Middle East. The Arab Spring that resides in the popular…