Where Have All the Local Candidates Gone?
Another casualty of our nationalized, polarized politics: There aren’t enough candidates seeking local office outside the major metros.
Democracy
The U.S. House has Sailed into Dangerously Uncharted Territory. There鈥檚 No Going Back.
Lee Drutman wrote about patterns in the House of Representatives, illustrated through graphs, and where we are now.
Is America Really Ready for a Third Party?
Lee Drutman was quoted in the Governing about the paradox of partisanship.
Open (AI) Skies
A model for future cooperative efforts to reduce the escalation risks posed by remote monitoring that leverage machine learning.
Our Democracy Emergency: Q&A with Lee Drutman
As the 2024 presidential election cycle rapidly approaches, Lee Drutman shares his thoughts on our current 鈥渄emocracy emergency.鈥
Real Solutions to Fake News: Why We Need Politics to Solve the Misinformation Problem
There will always be fake news, so we must address its root cause with political reforms to make misinformation less useful.
Rural Partners Network: Connecting Local Community to Government
Hollie Russon Gilman, Sarah Jacob, and Alexander Fung spoke with Farah Ahmad, Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development.
Revealed! Exposed! Unbelievable! The Shocking Hypothesis Why Misinformation is Out of Control
Lee Drutman wrote about how our partisan politics drives the demand for misinformation.
How I Updated my Views on Ranked Choice Voting
Lee Drutman writes about his updated views on ranked choice voting.
American Politics Feels Weird Because it鈥檚 Jammed Between Two States 鈥 The Old and The Unknown
Lee Drutman wrote about how our seemingly stable yet tense political landscape might abruptly change due to dissatisfaction and polarization