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