From rank-choice voting to reconciliation, American democracy is headline news. Let’s talk about it.

This report argues that public options for AI, along with utility-style regulation, will strengthen national security by ...

Harvard students are invited to join the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation for an open house reception to ...

A Summer Reading List for America’s 250th Anniversary. On July 4, 2026, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of In ...

The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation develops ideas and fosters practices for equal and inclusive, multiracial and multiethnic democracy and self-government.

Five Years Later, Erica Licht and Nikhil Raghuveera Bid Farewell to Untying Knots. Over the past five years, Untying Knots has served as a vital platform for ...

In testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Harvard Kennedy School’s Bruce Schneier sounded ...

As a part of the Allen Lab’s Political Economy of AI Essay Collection, David Gray Widder and Mar Hicks draw on the history of tech hype cycles to warn against the harmful effects of the current ...

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 ...