How Jonathan Gruber became ‘Mr. Mandate’
An MIT economist’s path to the center of health-care policymaking in Washington.
F. Daniel Hidalgo: it’s electric
The influence of electronic ballots on democracy in the developing world
The state of the U.S. election system
New report from MIT and Caltech notes gains in voting-machine technologies, but warns they could be cancelled out by errors introduced through mail and Internet voting.
3 Questions: Charles Stewart sizes up the 2012 election
MIT political scientist and voting expert weighs in on the state of the presidential campaign, the shifting demographics of America, and the tossup U.S. Senate races.
Presidential campaigns offer energetic energy debate at MIT
Representatives of Obama, Romney camps lay out differences in crucial policy domains of energy and the environment.
Sarah Stewart Johnson, EAPS PhD, gives rein to curiosity
Alumna envisions combining academia with public policy
Understanding gambling addiction
For machine gamblers, it’s not whether they win or lose — it’s how much they play the game.
The economic cost of increased temperatures
Study: Warming episodes hurt poor countries and limit long-term growth.
Andrea Campbell: Public opinion and policy viewed through an historical lens
Professor studies taxation, Social Security, health insurance and more.
A taxing issue
In book talk, MIT economist Simon Johnson and co-author James Kwak emphasize need to raise revenues to cope with national debt.
If the people will lead …
At an MIT panel on the future of black politics, scholars discuss the need for civic engagement at a time of economic stress.
3 Questions: Adam Berinsky on the unpredictable GOP campaign
Political scientist who studies public opinion assesses a campaign with wildly fluctuating polls.