How Conservatives and Progressives Will Work Together Next Year
Pursuing a new model of policymaking that transcends the partisan divide. By Chayenne Polimedio (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)…
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Do Bitter Primaries Hurt Presidential Candidates?
Decades of research suggests that one candidate will suffer most from 2016’s bloody primary season. By Jared Keller…
Why the Caucus Hatred?
Caucus and convention goers are finding that all their participation isn’t necessarily producing the candidates they like. Will…
It’s Nothing Personal
The civil rights revolutions of the 1960s spelled the end of depersonalized politics and depoliticized policy. By Heather…
How the Media Fails the Public in Reporting Election Polling
The horse race national polls don’t matter. By Daniel J. McGraw Barack Obama shakes hands with Mitt Romney…
A Few Simple Techniques to Discern Dishonesty
A telephone survey of prospective voters finds long pauses and “speech fillers” can be signs that someone isn’t…
How a Political Party Falls in Line
After a contentious primary season, the big names in the Republican Party are starting to rally behind Donald…
Does Congress Need More Nerds?
If Congress hopes to facilitate commerce and innovation, its members have to understand how technology works today, and…
Should the White House Continue to Allow Faith-Based Charities to Discriminate?
A new paper, published by Columbia University and signed by a coalition of 15 prominent legal scholars across…
The Supreme Court Is Itching for a Tie-Breaker
The court’s recent rulings reveal a judicial body slowly staving off deadlock.