I made the immodest proposal ago in my edited interdisciplinary volume Leveraging: A Political, Economic, and Societal ...

I’ve covered a lot of elections — and most times, the issues that are going to really matter to voters aren’t brand new or ...

Americans have rarely trusted their institutions less. In June, Gallup found average confidence in the 14 institutions it ...

Falling confidence in election fairness means the central test may be whether the losing side still accepts the result.

Alaska voters will once again vote on a measure to repeal its nonpartisan election system. Those fighting to preserve the ...

Tohono O’odham Nation and U.S. Democratic congressional leaders join fight to stop Southern Arizona border wall construction on sovereign or protected lands.

A country asking what it wants to become over its next 250 years should pay close attention to the first opportunity it gives its young adults to become useful, trusted and independent.The Fulcrum’s ...

For most of my career as a political scientist, representation was the central theme of my teaching and research. Early on, I studied how legislators understood their responsibilities to constituents ...

More than sixty years separate Lauren Valentine and Dr. Georgianne Thomas.

Constitution Day is September 17. In her Constitution Day Conversation with Fulcrum Contributor Rick LaRue, NYU School of Law ...

IntroductionWe have spent decades arguing about abortion policy on ideological grounds. I think we now have an opportunity to ...