The White House has come to rely on unilateral powers to make policy. Is that good for democracy?
The Karsh Institute's Digital Technology for Democracy Lab co-lead Aynne Kokas writes in Foreign Policy: "[The TikTok law] retains a problematic focus on individuals, [which] risks entrenching an overall U.S. policy that targets specific companies and people."
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During a record election year, Karsh Institute-affiliated faculty members comment on the situations in their countries of expertise.
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Former White House officials Melody Barnes (executive director of the Karsh Institute of Democracy) and John Bridgeland talk about how to work together across differences and strengthen democracy on the latest “Common Law” podcast.
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“It just hurts,” said Malcolm Jones, who is working with the Karsh Institute's Repair Lab on the coal dust issue. “To be unheard for that long, it just takes away from the trust of the public.”
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During a record election year, Karsh Institute-affiliated faculty comment on the situation in their countries of expertise.
The population in counties in southern Appalachia designated retirement or recreational areas grew by 3.8%—more than six times the national average, according to Hamilton Lombard, a demographer at the Karsh Institute's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
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The Karsh Institute works with faculty to administer “Deliberative Dialogue” workshops and offers opportunities for students to have conversations with classmates who hold different views.
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The Karsh Institute of Democracy recently hosted dinner conversations for students to discuss the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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Grand Challenges Research Investments move the needle with a new Digital Technology for Democracy Lab.
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Thomas Jefferson was deeply concerned about the geographic disputes and the disputes around slavery, said Karsh Institute Executive Director Melody Barnes in a conversation about virtue and the Founding Fathers with Jeffrey Rosen, George Will, and Eric Slauter.
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