A Journal of Ideas

Governance

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

Beyond Deliverism

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

By Alexander Hertel-Fernandez

Banking on Democracy

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

By Chris Hughes

The Abundance Doctrine

How modern liberalism became too obsessed with saying no—and can learn to say yes again.

By Mike Konczal

Legislative Effectiveness: The Elements of Success

By Craig Volden Alan E. Wiseman