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Revitalizing Political Leadership

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The Most Dangerous Law in America

The Insurrection Act is a nuclear bomb hidden in the United States code, giving presidents unimaginable emergency power. No President has abused it. Yet.

By Joseph Nunn

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Taxed for Being Black

The long arc of racist plunder through local tax codes is shocking—or, well, maybe it’s not, really.

By Victor Ray

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Their Generation: The Promise of Younger Elected Officials

By Layla Zaidane

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Oversight: The Key to Restoring Public Confidence

By Jim Townsend

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The Immigration Gordian Knot

Immigration outcomes are often portrayed as a product of U.S. policy and will. The real story is more complicated—and more tragic.

By Dara Lind

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Markets and the Law

Neoliberalism isn’t just a set of economic precepts—it’s also an architecture of laws passed to reinforce those precepts. Those laws must be changed.

By Amy Kapczynski

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Party People

Many recoil at the thought of stronger political parties. But revitalized parties could be exactly what our ailing democracy needs.

By John Sides

Book Reviews

Taxed for Being Black

The long arc of racist plunder through local tax codes is shocking—or, well, maybe it’s not, really.

By Victor Ray

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Values-Driven Republicans: They Might Surprise You

By Sarah Hunt

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Their Generation: The Promise of Younger Elected Officials

By Layla Zaidane

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Politics: An Honorable Profession

By Debbie Cox Bultan

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Oversight: The Key to Restoring Public Confidence

By Jim Townsend

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