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Issue #11, Winter 2009
 Barack Obama takes office after eight years of a uniquely disastrous administration. But Bush’s presidency was nothing if not consequential, and its reverberations will be felt for years to come. Where does America stand as measured by the values that define our nation? And what does that mean for the Obama Administration?
Orlando Patterson on Equality
Jedediah Purdy on Community Geoffrey Stone on Liberty Michael Waldman on Democracy Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi on Opportunity How the Founding Fathers would clean up K Street.
Post-9/11 intel reform has been in name only. To make America safer, we need fundamental change across the entire government.
 Thanks to the Supreme Court’s best-known decision, the women’s movement is stalled. Here’s how to restart it.
Neo-classical economics is bunk. Keynes is dead. What comes next?
New threats require new think-tanks.
The road to right-wing deregulation began on our nation’s highways.
The surge in Iraq is a success, and we must claim it as our own.
 Democrats are finally in control of both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. But do they have the ideas to make Washington progressive once again?
 Bernard Henri-Levy may criticize the Left, but it is worth saving. A response to Nick Cohen.
A new paradigm for the presidency. A response to Joseph Nye, Jr.
 James Traub writes, 'In matters of democracy theory, I would rather be criticized by Tom Carothers than praised by almost anyone ...'
 Disappointment with Obama among young people is inevitable. Disillusionment doesn’t have to be.
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E.J. Dionne, Jr. Named Chair of Editorial Committee for Democracy: A Journal of Ideas News: E.J. Dionne, Jr. -- noted columnist, author, and public intellectual -- will be joining Democracy: A Journal of Ideas as the Chair of the Editorial Committee. Todd Gitlin: Bernard Henri-Levy may criticize the Left, but it is worth saving. A response to Nick Cohen. Robert D. Kaplan: A new paradigm for the presidency. A response to Joseph Nye, Jr. John Nagl: New threats require new think tanks. Rachel Kleinfeld: The surge in Iraq is a success, and we must claim it as our own. Democracy Congratulates Louis Caldera For Being Named Head of White House Military Office News: Louis Caldera, a member of the Democracy: A Journal of Ideas Editorial Committee, has been named the Director of the White House Military Office by President-elect Barack Obama. Democracy Congratulates UN Ambassador-Designate Susan Rice News: Democracy congratulates Susan Rice, a member of its Editorial Committee, for her appointment today to be United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Rice has been a member of Democracy's Editorial Committee since the journal's inception in 2006. Video of "After the Election" Event Now Available Event: On November 6th, Democracy brought together a group of America's brightest thinkers to present the first take on what the 2008 election will mean for the new administration's policies, the Democratic Party's trajectory, and the future of progressive governance. You can now view video of the event online. News: The Utne Reader recently highlighted Jim Kessler's Democracy essay on gun control. Democracy Podcast: Theda Skocpol on Higher Education Policy Event: Kenneth Baer speaks to Theda Skocpol about the future of higher education policy. Democracy Podcast: Joseph Nye on Presidential Leadership Event: To best confront the challenges of the twenty-first century, what kind of leader should the next president be? Harvard's Joe Nye has an answer, and he shared it in a recent Democracy podcast. |
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