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And the Oscar Goes to … Voting Reform?
We're reviving Maresa Strano's argument for how ranked-choice voting could be key to saving both the Oscars and the U.S. electoral system.
What’s the Iowa Caucus Got to Do with Us?
Hollie Russon Gilman highlights Iowa’s broader lessons for U.S. democracy.
The Case for Multiparty Democracy
Multiparty democracy leads to more complex political thinking, Lee Drutman writes in Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop.
What Do Puppy Mills, 5G, and Paid Sick Leave Have in Common?
State interference in local governance, observes Political Reform's Maresa Strano, is suddenly popular with a party that used to decry it.
What Can We Learn from the Grand Débat’s Grand Ambition?
One year after the first Yellow Vest protest, Elena Souris explores Macron's unique response to the mass unrest—and its lessons for America.
The (Eastern) German
Elena Souris unravels Angela Merkel's eastern German roots—and how they've influenced her thirty-year political career.
Resisting Political Violence in the United States
Heather Hurlburt and Alexandra Stark explore the rise of political violence in the U.S.—and how we should address it.
Repairing the Roots of Democracy
In their new book Civic Power, Hollie Russon Gilman and K. Sabeel Rahman diagnose the erosion of U.S. democracy—and how to fix it.
Decoding a Campaign Strategy In Germany’s Elections
The AfD compared modern Germany to the Stasi. In recent state elections, voters agreed.