The Constitution is lauded as the cornerstone of our democracy. But what if it’s the reason we don’t actually have one?

The signs of globalization’s downsides were there for the elites to see. They just chose not to look at them. Ever.

Zbigniew Brzezinski’s ideas had a profound impact in his time. What would he think of the world we face today?

American Compass claims to have the answers to what ails us. But simplifying complex issues doesn’t get us any closer to addressing them.

The United States stands out among Western democracies for its extreme partisan political polarization. It has reached the level of “pernicious polarization,” by which I mean a division of society ...

This fall, the wind stopped blowing in much of Europe. Hundreds of onshore and offshore wind generators stopped turning. The resulting energy shortfall has helped (combined with other causes) create a ...

America needs a tax system that supports strong, stable, and broad-based economic growth. Unfortunately, we haven’t had shared growth in recent decades. Since 1980, although after-tax incomes have ...

It was about five years ago that I began thinking about a special issue of Democracy on the Constitution. I was frustrated with the Electoral College and the Senate even then, which led me to do some ...

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We face two broad challenges in reforming our federal tax system. First, the policy challenge: how to reform the system to make it more efficient, simple, and fair. And second, the political challenge ...

One of the bigger fallacies about our criminal justice system is the idea that mandatory minimums make us safer. Maybe you’d ask: Are there a significant number of rogue judges, such that mandatory ...

The United States is witnessing another vigorous debate over its immigration and border security policies. Many aspects of this debate are now familiar, even tired. Who should be a priority for ...