Justin de Benedictis-Kessner is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. His…
Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the power of problem-oriented governance as a way to address complex public…
The promise of American democracy is at greater risk than at any time since the 1930s. Among the most important factors of America’s…
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When does self-interest influence public opinion on contentious public policies? The bulk of theory in political science suggests that self…
“The received idea of Native American history -- as promulgated by books like Dee Brown’s 1970 mega-bestselling Bury My Heart at Wounded…
“In 2016, a small protest encampment at the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota, initially established to block construction of the…
“On a winter morning in 1990, Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota picked up the Bismarck Tribune. On the front page, a small girl gazed…
Do 40-Year-Old Facts Still Matter? Long-Run Effects of Federal Oversight under the Voting Rights Act
In 2013, the Supreme Court struck down parts of the Voting Rights Act that mandated federal oversight of election laws in discriminatory…
Once again, the nation confronts a potential #MeToo moment, with accusations of sexual assault and misconduct against President Trump’s…
Desmond Ang is an applied economist and associate professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. His research examines the causes…