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John Mark Hansen, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, is a former coordinator of the research task force on the federal election system for the National Commission on Federal Election Reform, an independent, bipartisan commission which was co-chaired by former US Presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford.

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  1. Why Is the US Presidential Race Even Close?
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    Why Is the US Presidential Race Even Close?

    Oct 31, 2024 John Mark Hansen shows that the election is historically typical, except in one fundamental respect.

  2. Trump’s Relentless Fraud About Election Fraud
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    Trump’s Relentless Fraud About Election Fraud

    Oct 29, 2024 John Mark Hansen explains why the former US president has recently revived his baseless allegations that he won in 2020.

  3. The Republicans’ Critical Race War
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    The Republicans’ Critical Race War

    Mar 7, 2023 John Mark Hansen shows that US conservatives are enacting, as an electoral strategy, the very theory they have been vilifying.

  4. What Price McCarthy?
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    What Price McCarthy?

    Jan 7, 2023 John Mark Hansen sees the stalemate in the US House of Representatives as a bad omen for both the GOP and the country.

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    Trump’s War on Foreign Aid and the Rise of Transactional Diplomacy

    Bright Simons highlights the global implications of the administration’s decision to shut down USAID.
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    Insuring Coastal and Ocean Resilience

    Ekhosuehi Iyahen explains how the insurance industry can mobilize private capital toward nature-based solutions.
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    What AI Can Learn From Aviation Safety

    Sylvain Duranton & Vanessa Lyon explain why the technology’s future depends on ensuring system integrity and preventing misuse.
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    America’s Big Trade Win

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

    Despite the uncertainty surrounding global trade, there are some bright spots – namely, booming trade in services. And here, ironically, the United States is leading the way, running a services trade surplus with most major economies and generating millions of good jobs for American workers.

     encourages the US government to acknowledge the country’s impressive success in exporting services.
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    Germany’s Incoming Government Has Embraced Military Keynesianism

    Tom Krebs & Isabella M. Weber

    Germany's prospective governing parties have now amended the country's constitutional "debt brake" in order to boost defense spending. But by limiting the amendment to military expenditure, they are squandering an opportunity to invest in the country's economic future.

     warn that current plans to boost military spending will unnecessarily undercut other priorities.
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    Will the Dollar Continue to Fall?

    Jim O'Neill explains why the US currency has been declining despite widespread expectations to the contrary.
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    Deportations Will Deepen the Trump Slump

    Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca point out that immigrants are a major factor in the US economy’s overall performance.
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    The Biofuel Sham Could Worsen Global Hunger and Inequality

    Jennifer Clapp & Olivier De Schutter urge the UN maritime regulator not to encourage the shipping industry to move from one unsustainable fuel to another.
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    When Will US Academia and Business Speak Up Against Trump?

    Dani Rodrik argues that leaders in both sectors bear a disproportionate responsibility to come to democracy's defense.

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