Expertise
American political thought, institutions, and processes; Contemporary political and social philosophy; History of political thought; U.S. domestic policy
Background
Past Positions
Executive Director, National Commission on Civic Revewal; Visiting Fellow, The Brookings Institution; Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy (1993-1995); Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center; Director of Economic and Social Programs, Roosevelt Center for Economic American Policy Studies; Senior Adviser, Gore for President Campaign; Associate Professor, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin
Education
Ph.D. (1973), M.A. (1969), University of Chicago; B.A. Cornell University, 1967
"Modern political history suggests that when a nominating contest goes all the way to the convention...the party’s candidate emerges in a weakened condition. These considerations will intensify pressure on the superdelegates to make a judgment as to the party’s stronger general election candidate...The alternative to prudent foresight may well be controversy and chaos."