Anyone who is a fan of a professional sports team in the United States understands the strong bond many Americans have with ...

Feature Jun 26, 2025. Going Back to Give Back — Caren Yap’s Full-Circle Journey through Harvard Kennedy School. Caren Yap, MPP 25, drew on her immigrant background and Nevada roots to bring a powerful ...

Feature Jun 25, 2025. Stephen Richer’s Summer Reading List. The official start of Summer is almost here, and Stephen Richer, Senior Practice Fellow in American Democracy and former elected Maricopa ...

A collection of must-reads curated by Ash Center’s Reimagining Democracy team. As summer unfolds, the Reimagining Democracy ...

The Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance and Development’s Honoring Nations program is thrilled to announce the selection ...

A new report provides a clear, actionable framework for effective experiential civic learning—what it is, why it matters, and how to do it well. At a time when democracy is under strain and young ...

Governments throughout history have used detention as a tool to silence dissent, isolate marginalized groups, and punish with impunity – often targeting people based on race, status, or supposed ...

Despite these unprecedented investments in mobilizing voters, overall trust in electoral health, democratic institutions, voter satisfaction, and electoral engagement have significantly declined. What ...

Commentary May 14, 2025. US democratic backsliding encourages repression abroad — but also protest. Matthew Cebul and Sharan Grewal explain that dictators around the world have been emboldened by the ...

Authors: Allison Stanger, Saddat Nazir, Sarah Hubbard. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, dubbed “the 26 words that created the internet” 1 has been instrumental in shaping the modern ...