Texas redistricting crisis has foreign echoes — and foreign solutions
Lee Drutman’s Substack piece on gerrymandering was quoted in The Washington Post.
Democracy
Episode 12: How Governments Use AI
How is AI shaping government now and in the future? Lilian Coral and Amen Ra Mashariki explore its evolving role in public decision-making.
Think Tanks in an Authoritarian Moment
Mark Schmitt wrote for The Democracy Journal on the role of think tanks in an age of authoritarianism.
Designing the Future
The work of civic reinvention.
Elon’s party in the USA
Lee Drutman was on Vox’s Today, Explained to discuss third parties and proportional representation.
The Ruins of Winner-Take-All Governance and the Democratic Party’s Dark Age
Lee Drutman was on The Open Mind by THIRTEEN PBS to discuss the importance of electoral reform and flaws within our current systems.
Opinion | What Elon Musk Gets Wrong About Our Broken Political System
Lee Drutman wrote for Politico on what is actually needed to build a sustainable and healthy multiparty system.
Elon Musk’s new political party
Lee Drutman was on NPR’s All Things Considered to discuss Elon’s vie for a third party.
Testimony by Dr. Oscar Pocasangre on the limited impact of open primaries on turnout
Oscar Pocasangre testified before the NYC Charter Commission about the potential impacts of open primaries.
Episode 11: What Does It Mean to Be an American Patriot?
How have our shared visions of American ideals influenced the meaning of patriotism? How has this definition evolved over time?