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Climate
We educate policy actors about climate science and directly confront climate skeptics.
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Criminal Justice
The Niskanen Center believes public safety, social order, and the fair and efficient administration of justice are mutually reinforcing ends necessary to maintain a free and open society.
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Democracy and Election Security
The Niskanen Center advocates for U.S. democracy and election security policy proposals that strengthen our democratic institutions.
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Immigration
The Niskanen Center’s immigration agenda begins with the premise that immigration yields economic and social benefits for the United States.
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Legal
The Niskanen Center’s legal team utilizes litigation and administrative proceedings to hold government leaders, agencies, and large corporations across the country accountable.
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Political Science
A data-driven understanding of the landscape in which public policy is made.
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Social Policy
The Niskanen Center Social Policy Team is rooted in a simple but often overlooked premise: that an innovative private sector and a capable public sector are mutually dependent.
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State Capacity
A look at how we can restore the government’s ability to do its job effectively: to raise taxes, maintain order, and provide public goods.