Criminal Justice Reform: The Evidence on Incarceration and Public Safety
The United States incarcerates more people per capita than any other country. The evidence on whether incarceration reduces crime is more complicated ...
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Tax Policy and Inequality: What Research Shows About Redistribution
Tax policy is among the most powerful tools governments have for addressing economic inequality. Understanding what research shows about tax effects o...
Why Policy Change Is Slow and When That's a Feature, Not a Bug
The pace of policy change is a frequent source of frustration. Understanding why democratic systems are designed to move slowly clarifies when patienc...
Voting Rights Research: What Studies Show About Voter ID, Access, and Participation
Debates over voting laws involve empirical claims about who is affected and what effects rules have on turnout. Research on voter ID laws, polling pla...
Infrastructure Policy and Public Health: Roads, Water, and Community Wellbeing
Public infrastructure is directly connected to public health outcomes. Investments in clean water, safe transportation, and broadband have measurable ...
Paid Family Leave: What the Research Tells Us About Policy Design
The United States is the only high income country without a federal paid family leave policy. The evidence on outcomes, for workers, children, and em...
Climate Policy and Public Health: What Research Shows About Heat, Air, and Human Wellbeing
Climate change is increasingly recognized as a public health emergency. Research on how rising temperatures, extreme weather, and air quality affect h...
Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Lessons from COVID19
The pandemic stresstested public health infrastructure around the world. The failures were informative. The question is whether they will translate in...
Evidence-Based Policy: What It Means and Why It Is Hard
The idea that policy should be guided by evidence is widely endorsed and frequently violated. This piece examines what evidence-based policy actually ...
Criminal Justice Reform: What Research Shows About Incarceration and Alternatives
The United States incarcerates more people than any other nation. Research on the effects of incarceration and the evidence base for reform approaches...