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Education

Is California About to Embark on a Gigantic New Experiment in Public Education?

Jerry Brown’s education plan asks, “Why not just give poor schools more state money—and authority over how to spend it?” His idea mirrors some of the most promising new theories of global development.

David Dayen

Economics

Liberal Homeowners Use Less Electricity

New research finds households headed by Democrats use less electricity than those headed by Republicans, apparently due to lower use of air conditioning.

Tom Jacobs

News in Brief

Calculating an End to Divisive Politics

Prolific political scientist Steven Brams has been promoting peace and fairness one algorithm at a time.

Richard Korman

News in Brief

Brams: Let Congress Select Super Committees

Instead of party leaders selecting members of Congress to form a super committee to hash out problems, Steven J. Brahms suggests full houses of Congress make the picks using the minimax procedure.

Richard Korman

News in Brief

Why a Democracy Needs Uninformed People

In a lesson taught by schools of fish, researchers determine that uninformed individuals are actually a benefit to democracy by sanding off extreme views.

Emily Badger

News in Brief

Crafting Policy to Bridge the Red-Blue Divide

The Bipartisan Policy Center, a think tank founded four years ago by four former U.S Senate majority leaders, works to overcome political polarization.

Tom Price

Social Justice

Will Hispanics Take Over American Politics?

A comprehensive look at voter behavior and demographics reveals a momentous prospect: A Hispanic electorate that votes en masse, allies itself with one political party and changes America's political balance for decades.

Norman Nie

News in Brief

Linking Uncivil Rhetoric With Violent Acts

Political scientists have long wondered if violent political speech can be linked to political violence, a question given urgency in the wake of the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords.

Emily Badger