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The health insurance subsidies behind the government shutdown

The U.S. government shutdown is in its third week as funding bills have failed to garner the necessary votes from both Republicans and Democrats to reopen the government. At the center of this ...
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How India Leapfrogged Financial Inclusion

April 4, 2023, Video: "Over the last two decades, India has built the world’s largest digital biometric identity and real-time payment systems. Its use of digital technology has enabled India to ...
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Young voters shifted right in the 2024 election; the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation examined why

One of the most surprising statistics from the 2024 presidential election was the surge of support President Trump received from Gen Z voters. While these voters, born between 1997 and 2012, turned ...
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Trust in American media is at an all-time low: Political analysts Jon Favreau and Scott Jennings examine why

Two political commentators recently visited the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics. Jon Favreau—a former speechwriter for Barack Obama and host of the podcast “Pod Save ...
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Explainer: Understanding the mid-decade redistricting push in Texas

Republicans in Texas have proposed a remapping of congressional districts that has sparked conflict with state Democrats. The move is unusual, coming mid-decade rather than after a census, which ...
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Harvard Kennedy School launches new program to provide full scholarships for American public servants and military veterans

Cambridge, MA — Today, Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) is launching the American Service Fellowship — a new initiative that will provide full scholarships for at least 50 public servants and military ...
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David Gergen, a towering figure in U.S. politics and founder of the Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership, has died

David Gergen, a trusted adviser to four U.S. presidents who went on to play a pivotal role in shaping leadership education at Harvard Kennedy School, has died at the age of 83. Gergen was a dedicated ...
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Explainer: How the United States has approached nuclear negotiations with Iran

In recent decades, Iran’s nuclear program has been a concern for the international community, and the United States has a history of negotiation attempts to contain that program. In 2015, the Obama ...
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What does a tech oligarchy look like?

A recent online event by the Ash Center for Democracy and Governance focused on the increasing global influence of an elite group of wealthy and powerful tech leaders—the tech oligarchy—and the ...
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Explainer: Executive orders as a governing tool

American presidents have issued executive orders since George Washington was in office. Article Two of the Constitution gives the president the legal foundation to issue executive orders to provide ...
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Joseph Nye, Harvard professor, developer of “soft power” theory, and an architect of modern international relations, dies at 88

Joseph S. Nye Jr., Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus, whose ideas on the nature of power in international relations influenced generations of policymakers, academics, and ...
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The 50th Harvard Youth Poll finds a generation on edge

Cambridge, Mass.—A new national poll from the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School reveals a generation navigating financial hardship, frayed social bonds, and declining trust in ...