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  • 9 Mar 2020
    John B. Holbein, D. Sunshine Hillygus

    Why Many Young People Don’t Vote – And How to Fix That

    Voter turnout among young Americans has been dismal since 18-year-olds earned the right to vote with the passage of the 26th amendment in 1971. Even in 2018—a high water mark for youth voting—a full 7 in 10 voters failed to turn out. In most Presidential and Midterm elections it’s not uncommon to see older voters […]

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  • 7 Jun 2016
    Pratheepan Gulasekaram

    Immigration and the US Election (Part 1): The New Immigration Federalism

    With immigration at the forefront of this year’s US Presidential Election, and a decision from the Supreme Court on United States v. Texas expected at the end of June, we asked some of our authors to reflect on the ongoing debates over the future of immigration law and policy in the United States. This is […]

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  • 18 Jan 2016
    The White House. Photo: Matt Wade via Creative Commons.
    Howard Wainer

    How will history record the actions and claims of contemporary political parties?

    How will history record the actions and claims of contemporary political parties? One of those parties might eventually be described as: “The movement that arose in response to an influx of migrants, and promised to “purify” American politics by limiting or ending the influence of immigrants, thus reflecting nativist and anti-Moslem sentiment. It was empowered […]

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