Opinion: Mythos sets the world on edge. What comes next may push us beyond Private companies shouldn’t have unilateral control over AI that affects security and safety

"We need globally coordinated frameworks for independent auditing, mandatory disclosure of aggregate performance metrics and funded access for academic and civil-society researchers," share Bruce Schneier and co-author, on Anthropic's latest AI model.

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Proposals to ease Arizona gas prices could help | Opinion We are all feeling the pain of higher gas prices, but the good news is that there are solutions out there. What will work? Here's what will help.

In a recent article, Stephen Richer, Senior Practice Fellow at the Ash Center, explores rising gas prices in Arizona and assesses various approaches proposed by local politicians to lower prices.

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Full Episode: Sunday, April 5, 2026 Podcast Episode · This Week with George Stephanopoulos · April 5 · 52m

Stephen Richer joins "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" to discuss President Trump's executive order on mail-in voting in advance of the 2026 midterm elections.

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American Birthright: The Constitution, Citizenship, and Immigration The American institution of birthright citizenship, which stems from English law and was codified in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, generally grants automatic citizenship to those born on U.S...

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"We’ve seen more people take to the streets, not just in the US but around the world, by the millions, and in many, if not most, of those cases, the protests have not achieved their stated aims," shares Liz McKenna.

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Democracy Works: The Declaration of Independence at 250 Danielle Allen returns to the show to discuss America's Semiquincentennial and what lessons the Declaration of Independence can offer to modern-day democracy advocates and reformers.

Danielle Allen joins WPSU Radio to discuss her work in democracy renovation and the lessons today's scholars can learn from the Founders and the Declaration of Independence.

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Navigating Unprecedented Politics: A Conversation with Kevin McCarthy YouTube video by Harvard Ash Center

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Primary reform raises influence, engagement, turnout questions Promises of a higher level of voter engagement and warnings of greater influence from "party elites" collided Tuesday as supporters and opponents of an all-party primary election reform faced skeptica...

"In 2024, 65% of state legislators seeking reelection ran entirely unopposed. ... When elections lack competition, voters stop showing up, because there is a growing sense from the average person that their democracy isn't working for them."

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As the US midterms approach, AI is going to emerge as a key issue concerning voters | Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier There is a political divide over AI but few leaders are taking a strong stand. It’s time for that to change

"The political salience of AI will grow to meet the staggering scale of financial investment and societal impact it is already commanding. There is an opportunity for enterprising candidates ... to take the mantle of opposing AI-linked harms in the midterm elections."

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Behind a Bipartisan Bid to Protect Election Integrity Podcast Episode · Terms of Engagement · April 1 · 45m

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Behind a Bipartisan Bid to Protect Election Integrity YouTube video by Harvard Ash Center

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New research from Bruce Schneier and co-authors explores the ability of large language models (LLMs) to "anticipat[e] human responses on multiple-choice political issue polling questions by directly prompting an LLM to predict a distribution of responses."

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Opinion | The $1.3-Million-a-Minute War

Linda Bilmes, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, shares potential long-term economic impacts of Operation Epic Fury.

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Democracy Forum 3/20/26: Constitutional Crisis: All Hands on Deck to Protect Our Elections Podcast Episode · Democracy Forum · March 20 · 58m

On the Democracy Forum podcast, Archon Fung reflects on democratic elections, stating that they “exist in order to secure a legitimate rule… and it’s civil society organizations that grant that legitimacy or not.”

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All-party primaries would fix Massachusetts’ unproductive Legislature - The Boston Globe The state suffers from too little competition.

"If citizens want a Legislature that moves with both care and purpose—that debates thoughtfully, of course, but then also acts—we must end the era of uncontested elections," suggests Danielle Allen, in a recent article for The Boston Globe.

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Bravado Isn’t a Strategy: Why the Iran War Has No Endgame Epic Fury shows what happens when force outruns strategy: no endgame, no victory, no plan.

In a recent opinion piece, Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, Democracy Visiting Fellow at the Ash Center, explores possible outcomes of Operation Epic Fury in Iran, noting "military action only succeeds when military aims and political objectives are aligned."

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Does ideological diversity improve campus culture? YouTube video by Harvard Ash Center

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Japan's Team Mirai Uses Tech to Bolster Democracy, Not Undermine It Team Mirai illustrates the viability of a different way to do politics, write Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneier.

"AI is the issue driving the most societal and economic change we will encounter in our lifetime, yet US political parties are largely silent. ... Few US politicians are leveraging the technology for public listening or other pro-democratic purposes."

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EXCLUSIVE: Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt Butts Heads With Former FTC CTO Over AI Regulation Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt Butts Heads With Former FTC CTO Over AI Regulation

“Technology just ignores [laws] and rewrites them. That’s true in social media. It’s true in AI as well. We already have laws [that] address issues of bias, consumer protection, and so forth. None of those are enforced online," shares Latanya Sweeney.

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Terms of Engagement - Trump and His Billionaire Allies Make their Move on the Media – Ash Center

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Watch Trump Says He's Disappointed in NATO | Balance of Power: Early Edition 3/17/2026 - Bloomberg On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss the latest from the conflict in the Middle East. On today's show, Former House Foreig...

Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, Democracy Visiting Fellow at the Ash Center, joins Bloomberg's Balance of Power to discuss Operation Epic Fury in Iran, noting “the President has yet to articulate clearly how any of this is in our best interest."

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Trump and His Billionaire Allies Make their Move on the Media YouTube video by Harvard Ash Center

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The real cost of the war with Iran - The Boston Globe Like Iraq before it, today’s conflict is being sold cheaply. History suggests the bill could run into the trillions.

"The new war echoes key traits from 20 years ago. Operation Epic Fury is another war of choice with no imminent military threat to the United States. ... Once again, US leaders are optimistic about the outcome, with little planning for what lies ahead."

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Scholars discuss ‘unprecedented’ mid-decade Congressional redistricting The “Election Matters 2026” panel focused on mid-decade redistricting across the country and Wisconsin’s redistricting efforts.

"This is all truly unprecedented. ... There's really nothing to support the idea that you can fix a national legislative problem with regional reforms," shares Nicholas Stephanopoulos.

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"Partisan segregation ... is rising fastest among younger voters, raising concerns that a generation growing up in a politically segregated environment may remain so and that the existing partisan divide may self-perpetuate and continue to increase."

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End of Rules Based Order 2 March 2026

Exploring the impacts of the Trump administration's actions in Venezuela and Iran, Jeanne Sheehan Zaino shares that "what is left is for the American public to speak out, most importantly at the ballot box."

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The Bombs to Ballots Fantasy: Can the Iran War Lead to Democracy? YouTube video by Harvard Ash Center

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