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Trust in American media is at an all-time low: Political analysts Jon Favreau and Scott Jennings examine why

Two political commentators recently visited the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics. Jon Favreau—a former speechwriter for Barack Obama and host of the podcast “Pod Save ...
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Summary of The Mueller Report, for Those Too Busy to Read It All

An abridged version of the Mueller Report intended for those who don't have the time to read the nearly 500-page full report. This version, which is a fourth of the length, focuses on the question of ...
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Justice by Means of Democracy

At a time of great social and political turmoil, when many residents of the leading democracies question the ability of their governments to deal fairly and competently with serious public issues, and ...
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Harvard experts discuss “competitive authoritarianism,” and the “tactical frivolity” that No Kings protestors are deploying in response

“I would not call the United States a fully democratic regime today.” Harvard professor Steve Levitsky did not mince words in his opening remarks on the new web-based series, The Breakdown, presented ...
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How governments can move beyond bureaucracy

Bureaucracy is ubiquitous—and not exactly beloved. So why do we have bureaucracy? And how can we improve it so that governments and organizations can be more responsive to the people they serve rather ...
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Trump’s Bad Plan to Make America Argentina Again

March 3, 2025, Opinion: "President Trump, Elon Musk and President Javier Milei of Argentina have formed a special bond. Mr. Milei was the first foreign leader to meet with Mr. Trump days after he won ...
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Trump’s Misguided Plan to Weaken the Dollar

May 6, 2025, Opinion: "The so-called Mar-a-Lago Accord, proposed by Council of Economic Advisers Chair Stephen Miran, aims to reduce the United States’ current-account deficit by weakening the dollar.
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The value and challenges of regulating Big Tech

Facebook, the $800 billion social media powerhouse, stands accused by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 40 states of anti-competitive practices. The lawsuits, filed last week, are another salvo ...
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Examining threats to academic freedom in America and the world

Higher education in the United States is currently under intense scrutiny from the second Trump administration. A new working paper from Pippa Norris, the Paul F. McGuire Lecturer in Comparative ...
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A Modified Common Framework for Restructuring Sovereign Debt

One of the most serious challenges facing the global economy today is the impending sovereign debt crisis in many middle- and low-income countries. The fiscal outlook in some of these countries ...
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When Black women work in whiter teams, they may have worse job outcomes

Companies frequently focus on racial diversity in their hiring practices. But hiring is not enough—retention is critically important. And the composition of teams at work can impact that retention in ...
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What does a tech oligarchy look like?

A recent online event by the Ash Center for Democracy and Governance focused on the increasing global influence of an elite group of wealthy and powerful tech leaders—the tech oligarchy—and the ...