Governance Studies

Contact tracing app TraceTogether, released by the Singapore government to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen on a mobile phone, in Singapore March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

How our outdated privacy laws doomed contact-tracing apps

Thursday, January 28, 2021

The U.S. Capitol building is seen on Tuesday morning after the federal government was shutdown when the House and Senate failed to pass a budget in Washington October 1, 2013. The lawmakers who shut down the U.S. government on Tuesday have the best view of the result from their perch in the U.S. Capitol: a two-mile stretch of museums, monuments and federal buildings along the National Mall that were closed for business. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1E9A11QZF01

A momentous victory for global anti-corruption efforts

Kelsey Landau and Norman Eisen

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Reconciling and healing America

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM EST

FILE PHOTO: Steam rises out of chimneys at the Big Bend Power Station owned and operated by Tech Energy in Apollo Beach, Florida U.S., August 14, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

Climate politics: What congressional Democrats can learn from state legislatures

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

A vial of the Modern COVID-19 vaccine.Kroger Vaccine

How I got my COVID-19 shot

William A. Galston

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

PA via ReutersStock photo of WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Telegram and Messenger, social media app icons on a smart phone, as WhatsApp users who use the app on an iPhone 4 or older and outdated Android handsets will be unable to use the app properly as of January 1, 2021. Picture date: Tuesday December 29, 2020. Photo credit: Isabel Infantes/EMPICSNo Use UK. No Use Ireland. No Use Belgium. No Use France. No Use Germany. No Use Japan. No Use China. No Use Norway. No Use Sweden. No Use Denmark. No Use Holland. No Use Australia.

To fix social media now focus on privacy, not platforms

Cameron F. Kerry

The Hill Tuesday, January 26, 2021

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) heads to a meeting in the office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to wrap up work on coronavirus economic aid legislation, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert

McConnell and Schumer ended their standoff over the new Senate. Who won and what happened?

Sarah A. Binder

The Washington Post Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Knox County Schools Superintendent Bob Thomas speaks with Gresham Middle principal Donna Parker as they tour the school during the first day of the new semester on Tuesday, January 5, 2021.Kns Kcs Firstday Bp

How can school superintendents lead during the COVID-19 crisis?

Paul T. Hill and Ashley Jochim

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

A robotic arm collects a pre-packaged dish from cold storage, done according to the diners order at Haidilao's new artificial intelligence hotpot restaurant in Beijing, China, November 14, 2018. Picture taken November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee - RC1EBC52A040

Independent auditors are struggling to hold AI companies accountable

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

People suffering from food insecurities line up to receive food donations along Northern Boulevard in the Queens neighborhood of New York, NY, May 20, 2020. Organized by food manufacter Goya and Mecenas (Mexican Cultural Expressions National Society), approximately 1500 boxes of food were distributed to waiting crowds. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Skepticism and mistrust challenge COVID vaccine uptake for Latinos

Gabriel R. Sanchez and Juan M. Peña

Monday, January 25, 2021