Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St.
Please join us for a post-election discussion with Bill Kristol and William Galston on Thursday, Nov. 8. In this, their fourteenth biennial debate, Kristol and Galston will be examining the results of the 2018 mid-terms, offering the perspectives of two political philosophers who are participants and shrewd observers, both of them experts gifted with what might be called partisan objectivity.
Prof. Harvey Mansfield will moderate.
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required....
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland St. Cambridge, MA 02138
Unelected Power: A Book Presentation and Discussion with Sir Paul Tucker
Pervasive reliance on technocratic government risks moving us all towards undemocratic liberalism, and a popular backlash. Among technocrats, few reach further than central bankers, who emerged from the financial crisis as a third great pillar of unelected power alongside the judiciary and the military. In his new book ...
The Program on Constitutional Government (PCG) Lunchtime Seminar welcomes Edward Conard for a talk on "What Free Market Conservatives Can Learn from Populism."
PCG Seminars are open to the public but RSVP is required. RSVP to pcg@gov.harvard.edu.
The Program on Constitutional Government at Harvard University is directed by Prof. Harvey Mansfield.
"People of Color? The Political Origins and Consequences of a New Identity" Efren Perez, UCLA
Abstract: I theorize that identifying as a person of color (POC-ID) is politically meaningful across U.S. racial and ethnic minorities. To this end, I develop a framework clarifying the psychology behind POC-ID, tracing its origins to heightened diversity against a backdrop of persistent intergroup disparities. I test my framework with three parallel survey experiments on African American,...
"Legislative Capacity and Executive Discretion" Sharece Thrower, Vanderbilt Unversity.
Click to read an overview of the book being discussed.
Abstract: In this chapter, we show the consequences of capacity for congressional attempts to rein in executive power. We focus in particular on discretion, i.e. the leeway that Congress grants to executive branch actors...
The September 2018 CAPS - Harris Poll study features pre- and post- Kavanaugh hearings research, as well as polling on the Russia investigation and economic attitudes. The poll was conducted September 26-27, 2018 among 1,228 registered voters, with a flash poll after the Kavanaugh hearings conducted Sept. 29-30, 2018 among 1,330 Registered Voters.
Political Climate
President Trump’s approval rating – currently 46% -- has remained in the mid-40s since early in 2018. Trump continues to be credited with his work on the...
"Making a President: Performance, Public Opinion, and Donald J. Trump" William Howell, University of Chicago
Abstract: Presidents routinely issue appeals to the American public. Such appeals, however, are not isolated pleadings. Rather, they are embedded in public performances that are laden with symbolism and ritual. We show that such performances can alter public perceptions of the president, at least temporarily. Members of the public randomly...
