Politics
The future of American democracy: A conversation with U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin
Over the span of 45 days, Maryland Representative Jamie Raskin lost his only son to suicide, endured the violent insurrection...
Biden’s first-year judicial appointments—impact
By Russell Wheeler President Biden’s 42 lower-court appointments within his first year topped all predecessors since President Kennedy. As explained...
Biden’s first-year judicial appointments—process
By Russell Wheeler One highlight of President Biden’s uneven first 12 months in office is the unprecedented demographic and career...
Reducing extreme polarization is key to stabilizing democracy
By Stephanie Forrest, Joshua DaymudePolitical polarization, or the “violence of faction” James Madison warned of in Federalist 10, is as...
Around the Halls: One year since the January 6 insurrection
By John Hudak, William G. Gale, Darrell M. West, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Rashawn Ray, Molly E Reynolds, Elaine Kamarck, William A....
Assessing the right-wing terror threat in the United States a year after the January 6 insurrection
By Daniel L. BymanThe last year saw advances and setbacks in the fight against American white supremacist, anti-government, and other...
Is democracy failing and putting our economic system at risk?
By William A. Galston, Elaine Kamarck “I think the decline of democracy is a mortal threat to the legitimacy and...
The numbers for drug reform in Congress don’t add up
By John HudakAs this Congressional session comes to an end, many people have been disappointed by the lack of action...
End of year appointments press
By Anne Joseph O’ConnellBefore it adjourned in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 18, the Senate pushed out a...
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