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Gingrich: ‘There's No Evidence at All That Trump Is a Racist’

Gingrich expounds on Trump's strengths and flaws.

BY Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic

Blog Post

07.03.2016
Law and Public Policy

Making Politics A Laughing Matter

Former Obama speechwriter David Litt on the importance of comedy in politics.

BY David Litt

Blog Post

06.28.2016
Law and Public Policy

What James Madison Might Say

What would Founding Father James Madison say every American should know?

BY Doug Smith, Guest Blogger

Blog Post

05.20.2016
Law and Public Policy

On Political Campaigns: Hate the Game, Not the Players

Here's why changing the way we elect officials is critical.

BY Lucas Welch

Blog Post

04.05.2016
Law and Public Policy

How to Pick a New Supreme Court Justice

Qualities of mind and character are what should matter for a SCOTUS nomination.

Blog Post

03.16.2016
Law and Public Policy

It's Time To Abolish the Electoral College

Aspen Institute Congressional Program Director and former Congressman Dan Glickman explains why it is time to abolish the Electoral College, an institution he says disenfranchises millions of Americans.

BY Dan Glickman

Blog Post

03.15.2016
Law and Public Policy

No More Flints

The dangerous water consumed by residents of Flint, Michigan, is the canary in the coal mine of our nation's crumbling infrastructure.

BY Dan Glickman

Blog Post

02.10.2016
Law and Public Policy

What Every American Should Know

In this age of economic and civic inequality, understanding what it means to be American has never been more important. The Aspen Institute Citizenship and American Identity Program created an initiative called What Every American Should Know, crowdsourcing ideas from a wide range of Americans about what we all need to know to be aware, effective, and engaged citizens.

BY Caroline Hopper

Blog Post

01.28.2016
Law and Public Policy

Unlocking Latino Civic Potential

Every four years, the political muscle of the Latino community becomes a story. Will it flex or fail?

BY Monica Lozano

Blog Post

01.27.2016
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