The Ash Center invites you to an in-person book talk featuring Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders, co-authors of “Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship” ...

Center your political conversations on why your ideas are good, or why your legislation works, or why your political party ...

This in-person study group led by Stephen Richer, Senior Practice Fellow in American Democracy and former elected Maricopa County recorder, will take place throughout six sessions. Registration is ...

On July 4, 2026, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. As this milestone approaches, the team at the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation has ...

This event is online only and registration is required. A recording will be made available after the event’s conclusion. The information collected in the registration form is for internal use only and ...

Despite these unprecedented investments in mobilizing voters, overall trust in electoral health, democratic institutions, voter satisfaction, and electoral engagement have significantly declined. What ...

Matthew Cebul and Sharan Grewal explain that dictators around the world have been emboldened by the Trump administration’s abandonment of democracy and human rights norms, but crackdowns may spark ...

In this paper, Mary W. Graham, co-director of the Center’s Transparency Policy Project, explores the unintended information inequities that weaken the nation’s vital health and safety alerts. By ...

Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation Fellow Dr. Shlomit Wagman lays out a framework to address the threats artificial intelligence poses to global security and democratic institutions. Artificial ...

This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Labor and a Just Economy at Harvard Law School. This event is part of the Ash Center’s “Understanding Disruption” event series. These conversations will ...

Over the past several weeks, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) within the Trump Administration has been embedding staff in a range of United States federal agencies. These staff have ...

This policy primer from the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation is intended to introduce the ideas and conversations around reform of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and how it could ...