

The Governance Studies program and its scholars are dedicated to strengthening democracy and improving its institutions through research and expert analysis to inform public debate and provide solutions for the most critical governance challenges.
Eduardo Levy Yeyati
May 22, 2025
Michael E. O’Hanlon, Kathryn Dunn Tenpas
May 22, 2025
Norman Eisen
May 20, 2025
Darrell M. West
May 20, 2025
It ends up being a very quiet and sneaky way to fund a voucher program and impose it on states because it’s just wrapped up in this gargantuan and confusing tax bill…
Nicol Turner Lee and Josie Stewart’s article detailing the proposed Republican moratorium on states legislating AI was cited by Forbes.
When it comes to AI, it has to be ‘measure, measure, measure and measure again’. It’s got to be a continuous process…
“It is incredibly unique when you compare Trump to other presidents…this notion that any president would give one individual two jobs to me just makes no sense. I’ve been studying White..."
“There’s going to be a lot more leeway when it comes to tax enforcement…it’s basically Christmas coming early if you cheated on your taxes this year.”
Russell Wheeler published a retrospective on the 1980 Judicial Conduct and Disability Act, reflecting on its 45 years and where it stands today.
This is a highly sensitive agency, maybe one of the most sensitive in the entire government…there are security concerns in every piece of the government due to how DOGE came in and took..."
Keon Gilbert spoke to Reuters about the impact of tariffs on Black farmers.
He hasn’t signed many bills into law because the agenda of the first 100 days has not been a legislative agenda at all…the administration, before it took office, planned a whirlwind of..."
Tom Wheeler published an op-ed titled “Former FCC chairs: In the name of the First Amendment, Trump’s FCC attacks its principles,” in which he provides historical context on the FCC’s...
Elaine Kamarck discussed President Trump’s first 100 days and how they differ from former U.S. presidents’ with the Washington Post.
The challenge with…changing voting laws is we’ve had very close elections in the last three cycles, and so if you reduce the potential voters by 1 or 2% that could change the outcome of..."