A recent BBC article highlights Danielle Allen's 2016 research project to catalogue every copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, leading to the identification of a rare 18th century copy in the West Sussex Records Office.
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"A 'majority rule' system ... would preserve elements of elections that Americans are used to, but make election results more representative of public opinion," share Eric Maskin and co-author Robbie Robinette in a recent op-ed for The New York Times.
https://nyti.ms/4dVoo27
How did an original parchment copy of the American Declaration of Independence end up in Chichester?
In a recent article in the Journal of Peace Research, Christopher Shay, Research Associate at the Crowd Counting Consortium, and co-authors examine how individual citizens navigate the trade-offs of "peace vs. justice" following episodes of mass violence.
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Americans should think big about shaking up how we vote.
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Abstract. Transitional justice policies promise accountability but often risk renewed instability. While prior research focuses on elites, we examine how o
A recent article in The New Yorker explores a new book by Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor and Director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation, "Radical Duke: How One Aristocrat—and the American Revolution—Transformed Britain."
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Join the Perry World House on June 16, 10:00–11:00 am ET for “Mobilizing for Protest in India: Lessons from the Anti-CAA and Farmers’ Movements,” part of the Lessons from Global Democratic Resistance series, in collaboration with the Ash Center.
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In a recent interview with WBUR, Samantha Power, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and former administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), discusses the dismantling of USAID.
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https://wbur.fm/4xIaAzZ
A new review in The Wall Street Journal explores Danielle Allen's "Radical Duke."
"Allen is to be commended for her own act of resistance. She has written one of the most important, original studies of the American founding ... to appear in many years."
https://on.wsj.com/4uCIdjE
Join the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, June 22, 10:00–11:15am ET for “How Fidesz Lost: Cross-Sectoral Mobilization in Hungary’s 2026 Election,” part of the Lessons from Global Democratic Resistance series in collaboration with the Ash Center.
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In a recent appearance on CBS News, Linda Bilmes, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, discusses the latest developments in Iran and the economic impacts for the United States.
https://cbsn.ws/4fGPcEy
"The US should adopt, at the federal and state level, algorithmic impact risk assessment procedures and public comment processes to facilitate a safe, trusted, equitable transformation of government agencies to take advantage of modern technology."
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America’s fight for independence is often considered a battle fought and won at home. A new book argues that it was propelled by a transnational élite an ocean away.
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Two major protest movements emerged in India between 2019 and 2021. The first came in response to the Indian parliament’s passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December 2019. The other f...
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and the last Administrator of USAID, Samantha Power, spoke about the demise of her former agency at the WBUR Festival in May
Two major protest movements emerged in India between 2019 and 2021. The first came in response to the Indian parliament’s passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December 2019. The other f...
In 1776 Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” spurred Americans to revolution. The radicals had a sympathizer, and perhaps a collaborator, among the British aristocracy.
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The U.S. and Iran appear closer than ever to an agreement that would launch negotiations on a long-term peace deal. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd has analysis, and Linda Bilmes, ...
The list of government AI use cases has ballooned by 70% since Biden left office and includes many plans to hand over sensitive governmental functions to AI
