Government

How the Supreme Court Is Attacking Democracy

The Court's assaults on executive agencies are really attacks on responsive and democratic government.

By Daniel A. Hanley

Conned

It’s not just that consultants are annoying. The consulting business promotes an inegalitarian political economy.

By Daniel Davies

Saving Democracy

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

By Isabel Sawhill

Politics: The Democrats' Progress

By Sarah Miller Faiz Shakir

Hey, It's a Start!

The new thing in government problem-solving is “human-centered design.” It’s an impressive corrective to market-driven theories—up to a point.

By Lawrence R. Jacobs