A Journal of Ideas

Public Policy

Biden's Key to Success: Majorities of Expediency

An FDR-style legislative steamroller is not possible. But ad hoc majorities in support of specific goals are entirely achievable. Here’s how.

By Rob Stein

Public Futility

Public options in a range of areas can be part of a smart domestic policy mix, but choice alone is not enough.

By Vanessa Williamson

Single Payer Is Not a Principle

The principle is universal coverage. There are a number of ways to get there. We need to remember this.

By Harold Pollack

The End of Global Prohibition?

There's not only a presidential election at stake tomorrow: Referendums on pot legalization could be an important step in dismantling the War on Drugs.

By Kasia Malinowska

A Mistake That Lasts a Lifetime

Barriers to occupational licenses for those with even minor arrest or conviction records cast an unnecessarily long shadow.

By Beth Avery