The digital revolution is opening the doors for greater citizen participation in political events and government should create incentives to engage and expand the role of small donors.

McCain-Feingold, which is turning five years old, has strengthened parties, increased the numbers of small donors, and empowered challengers--all to the benefit of U.S. politics.

Political parties as usual are busy raising vast sums of money and expanding their bases and activities. This is a sign not of "balkanization," but of health.

Does allowing people to own or carry guns deter violent crime? Or does it cause more citizens to harm each other?

Eminent political scientists weigh the benefits and the costs of this state of permanent campaign and describe the kind of political system likely to emerge within it.

But the mere existence of income inequality tells us little about what, if anything, should be done about it.

On October 27, the Transition to Governing Project held a book forum on The Permanent Campaign and Its Future, which is the first comprehensive scholarly examination of how the line between campaigning and governing has become blurred. Eleven of our most preeminent political scientists have written about the...

The recent Citizens United ruling opens up a brave new world of huge and overweaning big-money influence on elections, as organizations cloaked in anonymity can spend tens of millions on negative ads.