is the associate editor at Democracy: A Journal of Ideas.

The current moment may seem like an odd time to herald a promising renewal of political leadership in the United States. In the presidential election, two men—one in his ninth decade, the other about ...

On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down a decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that explicitly stated that no constitutional right to abortion exists ...

Book Reviews Can Fintech Really Save Us? Many believe that fintech is our best shot at democratizing wealth. The history is more complicated. By James Ledbetter from Fall 2022, No. 66 – 10 MIN READ ...

It is vital that the Biden Administration fully take advantage of post-election popularity to accomplish as much as possible.

The ideological dimension of U.S. geopolitical competition with China has become unmistakable. Not only the United States, but other allies including those in Europe now use terms such as “systemic ...

The task of universalizing broadband has become too important to remain solely the domain of telecom policy.

In a society where poor health is seen as a matter of personal responsibility, not the common good, the death of people with underlying health issues is sadly normalized.

The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation—1760-1840 By Akhil Amar • Basic Books • 2021 • 832 pages • $40 Ben Franklin famously told a questioner as he left Philadelphia’s ...

Competitive egalitarianism would impose much greater national supervision over state level economic constraints, like the licensing of occupations, while also rolling back the abuse of intellectual ...

Those were the words offered as testimony at a congressional hearing in November of 2019 by Elsie Herring, activist, organizer, and environmental justice advocate. I first met Elsie a few years before ...

How Biden’s fight against monopoly can guide his party to victory, and empower American to build a truly better future.