A Journal of Ideas

Governance

Saving Democracy

How to address the “great misalignment” between self-government and human frailty.

By Isabel Sawhill

Beyond Neoliberalism Part II

By The Editors

Make America (Truly) Great Again

Why we think an effective mixed economy is still possible: a response to Noam Lupu’s review of our book  American Amnesia.

By Jacob Hacker & Paul Pierson

Why We Fell Behind

Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson nail the history (mostly), but their suggestions for the future seem an awfully heavy lift.

By Noam Lupu

Stopping Supreme Court Nonsense Before It Starts

The GOP's nonsensical "election year" rule is not politics as usual. Liberals should not only reject it now, but hope that Democrats renounce it in the future.

By Nathan Pippenger