Mike Lee is more of a democrat than he realizes David Stasavage - October 9, 2020 Democracies were once more decentralized - and ineffective - than they are today
Here’s how Democratic candidates can change American opinion when talking about inequality Bastian Becker - September 16, 2019 Americans feel uneasy about income gaps that grow from characteristics that are hard or impossible to change.
AOC and Elizabeth Warren want higher taxes on the rich. Selling that is tricky. Henry Farrell - April 15, 2019 Princeton University PressKenneth Scheve (@kfscheve) is professor of political science
Americans have different ideas about what makes taxes ‘fair.’ But the GOP bill has something all sides oppose. Kenneth Scheve and David Stasavage - December 19, 2017 [caption id="attachment_67433" align="aligncenter" width="960"] House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.)
President Trump doesn’t mind business debt. But what does that say about his fiscal policy? Ryan Saylor - April 28, 2017 [caption id="attachment_41248" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In May 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump
Are we ready to raise taxes on the rich? History says no. Kenneth Scheve and David Stasavage - May 16, 2016 [caption id="attachment_19061" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (bigstock)[/caption] Economic inequality is high and
Taxing the rich leads to representative government. Happy 800th birthday, Magna Carta! Deborah Boucoyannis - June 15, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26053" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A close-up of the 1297 Magna
What Monty Python can teach us about Magna Carta on its 800th birthday David Stasavage - June 15, 2015 As the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta approaches, and we
Burkina Faso: Leading a wave or joining the club? David Stasavage - November 3, 2014 [caption id="attachment_17553" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Burkina Faso's Lt. Col. Yacouba Isaac
Can taxing the wealthy strengthen democracy? Deborah Boucoyannis - August 18, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14243" align="aligncenter" width="408"] Edward I presiding over Parliament in
Adam Smith is not the antidote to Thomas Piketty Deborah Boucoyannis - April 22, 2014 [caption id="attachment_9683" align="aligncenter" width="600" special=""] (The Adam Smith Institute --
Why wouldn’t people want to reduce inequality? David Siegel - April 17, 2014 This is a guest post by Duke political scientist David
Why wouldn't people want to reduce inequality? David Siegel - April 17, 2014 This is a guest post by Duke political scientist David
The rich are running Latin America – and why that matters Noam Lupu and Nicholas Carnes - April 8, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli -
Why hasn’t democracy saved us from inequality? Kenneth Scheve and David Stasavage - April 7, 2014 Joshua Tucker: The following is a guest post from political
Should we care about inequality? Let’s ask *another* philosopher David Stasavage - March 31, 2014 [caption id="attachment_8756" align="aligncenter" width="156" special=""] Jean-Francois de Saint-Lambert (Wikimedia Commons)[/caption]
Should we care about inequality? Let's ask *another* philosopher David Stasavage - March 31, 2014 [caption id="attachment_8756" align="aligncenter" width="156" special=""] Jean-Francois de Saint-Lambert (Wikimedia Commons)[/caption]
Is the Estate Tax Doomed? Joshua Tucker - March 25, 2013 This is the question posed by political scientists Kenneth Scheve
War, Mass Mobilization, and Taxing the Rich Erik Voeten - April 22, 2011 Simple political economy models of electoral politics assert that in