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 will bring prosperity to America. Spend less time on why competing ideas, ...

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 ...

From rank-choice voting to reconciliation, American democracy is headline news. Let’s talk about it. On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, Ash Center’s Archon Fung and Stephen Richer hosted the first episode of ...

As summer unfolds, the Reimagining Democracy team invites you to engage with a curated selection of thought-provoking books and research that reflect the values and challenges of democracy in our time ...

The 2024 election saw Donald Trump make significant gains among young voters, increasing his support among 18- to 29-year-olds by 10 percentage points. This report aims to investigate the deeper ...

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 ...

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 ...