Think Tanks in an Authoritarian Moment

When the “war of ideas” meets the war on knowledge, how can ideas come out on top?

By Mark Schmitt

July 16, 2025, 4:12 pm – 12 MIN READ

Don't Mourn Regulatory Independence

Donald Trump has seized control over previously “independent” federal regulators. That’s problematic—but Democrats should resist the urge to revert to the way things were.

By Seth Frotman Jeremy Kress

June 9, 2025, 12:10 am – 5 MIN READ

Beyond Deliverism

What we need is policymaking as power-building. It is related to deliverism—but goes way beyond it.

By Alexander Hertel-Fernandez

Spring 2025, No. 76 – 29 MIN READ

Banking on Democracy

Fed governance can be improved, of course, but it is not fundamentally undemocratic.

By Chris Hughes

Spring 2025, No. 76 – 12 MIN READ