2026
Upcoming Event
October
20
U.S. Government & Politics
New survey tracks darkening mood and shifting political loyalties ahead of midterm elections
U.S. Trade Policy
How Trump’s tariff policies have shifted economic opportunity for Black Americans
Society & Culture
How cultural expression shapes policymaking and why it matters for democracy
Campaigns & Elections
Michigan voters can shape the future of prison pay-to-stay
Experts
Darrell M. West
Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation (CTI), Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM),
Douglas Dillon Chair in Governmental Studies
Vanessa Williamson
Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies,
Senior Fellow
- Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center
Paul Gewirtz
Potter Stewart Professor of Constitutional Law
- Yale Law School,
Director
- Paul Tsai China Center, Yale Law School,
Nonresident Senior Fellow
- Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center
John Villasenor
Nonresident Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation (CTI)