What Trump’s courtroom antics are really telling us
Donald Trump's actions in court exemplify something dangerous: a former president resisting any accountability under the law.
November 7, 2023
Trump Prosecutions and the Rule of Law
It is crucial that the American public understand the charges against Trump and why it all matters.
November 7, 2023
How generative AI could make existing election threats even worse
AI currently remains an amplifier of threats rather than a new root cause.
November 3, 2023
There’s no such thing as presidential immunity from criminal prosecution
Trump’s unfounded claims shouldn’t be allowed to delay his federal conspiracy trial
October 18, 2023
Lessons for Practitioners: From Understanding to Action
The goal of this afterword is to draw out the essential lessons for those pursuing solutions to American political parties’ current challenges.
October 17, 2023
More Than Red and Blue: Conclusion
This report exists because political scientists are alarmed by the real possibility of serious democratic backsliding in the United States.
October 17, 2023
Sources of Change: Prioritizing Parties
We outline two seemingly contradictory observations about political parties in the United States: Parties are essential to democracy, but U.S. institutions are often hostile to them.
October 17, 2023
Poland just showed the world how democracy wins
Poland’s surprise opposition victory reveals the most important pro-democracy maxim: don’t let the coalition fracture.
October 17, 2023
Sources of Change: Toward a Different Kind of Party Government — Proportional Representation for Federal Elections
In this chapter, we give some ‘pros and cons’ of three PR forms: mixed-member proportional, single transferable vote, and open-list proportional.
October 16, 2023
Sources of Change: Encouraging Cooperation and Responsibility
The American party system has developed in a context which traditionally includes partisan primaries, categorical ballots and plurality winners chosen in single-round elections.
October 16, 2023