Mitt Romney walked into Tuesday night's Republican debate as the front-runner and, in my view, walked out in an even stronger position. But…
Book abstract: From Harvard University, one of the world’s preeminent institutions of liberal education, comes a collection of essays…
Since the end of the Cold War, security studies have broadened to take into account a wide range of non-military threats ranging from…
Has the South, once the "Solid South" of the Democratic Party, truly become an unassailable Republican stronghold? If so, when, where, why…
This essay tries to explain some ways in which we can come to know about ourselves, in particular about what we think. It also tries to…
The big story of the GOP presidential race these days is how Gov. Rick Perry has suddenly burst into the sky as a new star. Whether he will…
Does democratic governance expand wealth and prosperity? There is no consensus about this issue despite the fact that for more than half a…
This paper examines the potential role of civil society action in increasing state accountability for development in Sub-Saharan Africa. It…
This article evaluates a body of recent work that uses field and natural experiments to answer the question of whether informed voters can…
Three randomized experiments found that subtle linguistic cues have the power to increase voting and related behavior. The phrasing of…