Publications and Analysis

Commentary

Sort
Commentary
Climate and Energy

'Speed to Power' doesn't require a utility monopoly

16 Jul 2026 Rachel Levine, Zachary Norris
Commentary
Social Policy
Health

Bipartisan momentum on drug-patent reform could clear a faster path for affordable generics

09 Jul 2026 Caitlin Rowley Gallamore, Anna Spahn
cares act home confinement
Commentary
Social Policy

3 reasons the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act matters

08 Jul 2026 Kimberly Burnett, Rohan Aras, Andrew Justus
Commentary
Criminal Justice

States should collect DNA upon felony arrest

07 Jul 2026 Evan Burt
Commentary
State Capacity

Proof that it can be done: What a decade at VA can teach the rest of government

07 Jul 2026 Ben Bain
Commentary
Social Policy

How housing regulation holds back innovation and what HUD gets right about fixing it

30 Jun 2026 Kimberly Burnett
Commentary
Immigration

Legal Immigration in Numbers: June 2026 Status Update

30 Jun 2026 Cecilia Esterline
Commentary
Climate and Energy

The price of power: How HVDC wires can bring cheaper electricity

24 Jun 2026 Robin Allen
Commentary
Social Policy
Housing and Transportation

Ready for reform: Opportunities for Access in Surface Transportation Reauthorization

18 Jun 2026 Rohan Aras
Commentary
Climate and Energy

What the EU's carbon market is costing American industry

17 Jun 2026 Jia-Shen Tsai
Commentary
State Capacity

Spotting 'concrete boats': Why solicitation sins doom contracts to struggle

08 Jun 2026 Neil Miller
Commentary
Climate and Energy

Boosting reliability: How HVDC 'back to backs' improve power sharing between grids

04 Jun 2026 Rachel Levine, Maggie Zhang
Commentary
Immigration

Building Workforce Pell for the real economy requires leveraging all available talent

02 Jun 2026 Claire Holba, Denise Bell, Diya Abdo
Commentary
Social Policy

New York State authorizes a land value tax that could provide billions for transit investment

28 May 2026 Reed Schwartz, Alex Armlovich
Commentary
Criminal Justice

Why (and how) to boost violent crime clearance rates

20 May 2026 Richard Hahn
Commentary
State Capacity
Proceduralism

The first two eras of administrative procedure

20 May 2026 Alexander Mechanick
Commentary
State Capacity
Digital Infrastructure

The Legacy IT Trap: What the Technology Modernization Fund reveals about government's modernization problem

18 May 2026 Larry Bafundo
Commentary
Open Society

What Silicon Valley can learn from the Eastern Establishment

14 May 2026 Geoff Kabaservice
Commentary
State Capacity
Proceduralism

The paradox of power

13 May 2026 Alexander Mechanick
Commentary
Social Policy

Baby Steps: A newborn credit relieves pressure on families

13 May 2026 Leah Sargeant
...