NYU Law Democracy Project
@democracyproject.bsky.social
New Project at NYU School of Law exploring the challenges facing democracy today. democracyproject.org
Next up in our series on Congress: an essay by Robert Greally @bristolunilaw.bsky.social on "The Decline of the Legislative Branch and the Crisis of Statecraft" @nyulaw.bsky.social Democracy Project features proposals & ideas from across the political spectrum democracyproject.org/posts/the-de...
The Decline of the Legislative Branch and the Crisis of Statecraft
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
Next up in our series on Congress: an essay by Robert Greally @bristolunilaw.bsky.social on "The Decline of the Legislative Branch and the Crisis of Statecraft" @nyulaw.bsky.social Democracy Project features proposals & ideas from across the political spectrum democracyproject.org/posts/the-de...
The Decline of the Legislative Branch and the Crisis of Statecraft
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
Next up in our new series on Congress - an essay by Faculty Director @rickpildes.bsky.social on "A Politically Realistic Approach to Fair Political Representation" The Democracy Project features ideas & proposals from across the political spectrum Read here: democracyproject.org/posts/a-poli...
A Politically Realistic Approach to Fair Political Representation
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
Next up in our new series on Congress: an essay by SoRelle Gaynor @uvabatten.bsky.social on "Reinforcing Article I with Institutional Investments" @nyulaw.bsky.social's series features proposals & ideas on Congress from across the political spectrum Read here: democracyproject.org/posts/reinfo...
Reinforcing Article I with Institutional Investments
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
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Kicking off our new series on Congress with an essay by Frances Lee - "Before You Tear Down Congress, Understand What It Does." @nyulaw.bsky.social's new series features ideas, critiques, & proposals on Congress across the political spectrum Read it here: democracyproject.org/posts/before...
Before You Tear Down Congress, Understand What It Does
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
New "What's Next?" essay by Laurel Harbridge-Yong @polisciatnu.bsky.social — "Can Primary Reform Solve the Primary Problem?" @nyulaw "What's Next?" features reforms, critiques, & original proposals from across the ideological spectrum Read the essay here: democracyproject.org/posts/can-pr...
Can Primary Reform Solve the Primary Problem?
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
🚨 New essay by Faculty Director Samuel Issacharoff — "A Welcome Correction: NRSC v. FEC and the Need to Empower Parties" @nyulaw.bsky.social Democracy Project features reforms, critiques, & original proposals from across the spectrum Read the full essay here: democracyproject.org/posts/a-welc...
A Welcome Correction: NRSC v. FEC and the Need to Empower Parties
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
🚨 New "What's Next?" essay by William Howell @jhu.edu "Democracy’s Defenses, Democracy’s Undoing?" @nyulaw.bsky.social "What's Next?" features reforms, critiques, & original proposals from across the ideological spectrum Read the full essay here: democracyproject.org/posts/democr...
Democracy’s Defenses, Democracy’s Undoing
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
🚨 New "What's Next?" essay by Anita Dunn—"The Next Frontier of Political Manipulation?" @nyulaw.bsky.social "What's Next?" features reforms, critiques, & original proposals from across the ideological spectrum Read the full essay here: democracyproject.org/posts/the-ne...
The Next Frontier of Political Manipulation?
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
New "What's Next?" essay by @becingber.bsky.social—"The War on International Law in the United States: Rebuilding a Constituency for the Rule of Law" @nyulaw.bsky.social "What's Next?" offers reforms, critiques, proposals across the ideological spectrum Read democracyproject.org/posts/the-wa...
The War on International Law in the United States: Rebuilding a Constituency for the Rule of Law
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
New "What's Next?" essay by Hungarian legal scholar András Sajó — "Restoration Dreams or Realistic Utopia" @nyulaw "What's Next?" features reform ideas, critiques, & original proposals from across the ideological spectrum Read the full essay here: democracyproject.org/posts/restor...
Restoration Dreams or Realistic Utopia
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
🚨 New essay by Jorge Elorza, CEO of Democrats for Education Reform: "An Open Society Needs an Open Education System" The @nyulaw.bsky.social Democracy Project features reforms, ideas, critiques, & proposals across the ideological spectrum Read it here: democracyproject.org/posts/an-ope...
An Open Society Needs an Open Education System
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
"Were the Constitution’s Authors a Little Too Optimistic?" The latest from @adamliptak.bsky.social for @nytimes.com features Faculty Director @rickpildes.bsky.social and Daryl Levinson's work "Separation of Parties, Not Powers" Read the piece here: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/u...
Were the Constitution’s Authors a Little Too Optimistic?
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🚨 New essay by @joldmcginn.bsky.social: "The Rich as a Democratic Counterweight" The @nyulaw.bsky.social Democracy Project features reforms, ideas, critiques, and original proposals across the ideological spectrum Read the full essay here: democracyproject.org/posts/the-ri...
The Rich as a Democratic Counterweight
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
🚨New Podcast — A conversation between Frances Lee @princeton.edu and @rickpildes.bsky.social @nyulaw.bsky.social on Lee and Stephen Macedo's recent book "In Covid's Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us" Listen here: democracyproject.org/posts/podcas...
🚨New Podcast — A conversation between Frances Lee @princeton.edu and @rickpildes.bsky.social @nyulaw.bsky.social on Lee and Stephen Macedo's recent book "In Covid's Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us" Listen here: democracyproject.org/posts/podcas...
PODCAST: “In Covid’s Wake” - A Conversation Between Frances Lee and Rick Pildes
A conversation between Professor Frances Lee of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and Professor Rick Pildes of NYU School of Law on a recent book written by Lee and Stephen Mace...
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🚨New "What's Next?" essay by Justice (R) Syed Mansoor Ali Shah—"Dimmed by Design: The Architecture of Accountability in an Age of Autocracy" @nyulaw.bsky.social "What's Next?" features reforms, critiques, & original proposals across the ideological spectrum democracyproject.org/posts/dimmed...
Dimmed by Design: The Architecture of Accountability in an Age of Autocracy
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
What to do when public sector organized labor conflicts with public interest? @nbagley.bsky.social of @umichlaw.bsky.social has some ideas ⬇️ www.vitalcitynyc.org/public-secto...
The Unions and the Cities
When public sector organized labor conflicts with the public interest — and what to do about it
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Very interesting take from @rickpildes.bsky.social. I agree that the long-term equilibrium consequence of gutting the VRA is unclear. Unpacking highly-concentrated groups of Democrats could produce more competitive elections. But the short-term consequence is clearly to abet Republican gerrymanders.
NYU Law Democracy Project@democracyproject.bsky.social · 3mo agoNew essay by Faculty Director @rickpildes.bsky.social @nyulaw.bsky.social - "Supreme Court’s Gutting of Voting Provision Was Long Time Coming" Read the full essay here: democracyproject.org/posts/suprem...
🚨New "What's Next?" essay by @nbagley.bsky.social — "The Unions and the Cities" @nyulaw.bsky.social "What's Next?" features reform ideas, critiques, & original proposals from across the ideological spectrum Read the full essay here: democracyproject.org/posts/the-un...
The Unions and the Cities
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
🚨New "What's Next?" essay by @nbagley.bsky.social — "The Unions and the Cities" @nyulaw.bsky.social "What's Next?" features reform ideas, critiques, & original proposals from across the ideological spectrum Read the full essay here: democracyproject.org/posts/the-un...
The Unions and the Cities
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
New essay by Faculty Director @rickpildes.bsky.social @nyulaw.bsky.social - "Supreme Court’s Gutting of Voting Provision Was Long Time Coming" Read the full essay here: democracyproject.org/posts/suprem...
Supreme Court’s Gutting of Voting Provision Was Long Time Coming
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
New essay by Faculty Director @rickpildes.bsky.social @nyulaw.bsky.social - "Supreme Court’s Gutting of Voting Provision Was Long Time Coming" Read the full essay here: democracyproject.org/posts/suprem...
Supreme Court’s Gutting of Voting Provision Was Long Time Coming
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
Hadn't gotten around to posting this, but it was a pleasure to have the kind of extensive substantive discussion that is too rare these days. Blue Cities Blues is devoted to the problems of governance in blue cities.
NYU Law Democracy Project@democracyproject.bsky.social · 4mo agoNew Blue Cities Blues podcast "Democracy Dies in Ineffectiveness" featuring Democracy Project Faculty Dir. @rickpildes.bsky.social Is a return to good, effective governance not just a glaring need in blue cities but a key to saving liberal democracy? Listen here podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
New "What's Next" essay by Faculty Dir. Bob Bauer—"Revising Congressional Rules in the Quest for Bipartisan Election Law Reform" @nyulaw.bsky.social "What's Next?" features reform ideas, critiques, & original proposals across the ideological spectrum Read here: democracyproject.org/posts/revisi...
Revising Congressional Rules in the Quest for Bipartisan Election Law Reform
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
Next up in "What’s Next?"—🚨 a new essay by Stephen Richer — "A Solution to Many Election Administration Challenges" @nyulaw.bsky.social "What's Next?" features reform ideas, critiques, & original proposals across the ideological spectrum Read the essay here: democracyproject.org/posts/a-solu...
A Solution to Many Election Administration Challenges
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
New Blue Cities Blues podcast "Democracy Dies in Ineffectiveness" featuring Democracy Project Faculty Dir. @rickpildes.bsky.social Is a return to good, effective governance not just a glaring need in blue cities but a key to saving liberal democracy? Listen here podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Democracy Dies in Ineffectiveness with Richard Pildes
Podcast Episode · Blue City Blues · April 16 · 57m
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Next up in "What’s Next?"—🚨new essay by Andrew McCarthy—"Let Congress Sue Over Abuses of Executive Power" @nyulaw.bsky.social "What's Next?" features essays with reform ideas, critiques, & original proposals across the ideological spectrum Read the piece here: democracyproject.org/posts/let-co...
Let Congress Sue Over Abuses of Executive Power
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
From a New Essay by Marc Dunkelman — "Progressivism’s Goose and Gander Problem"
Next up in "What’s Next?" — 🚨 New Essay by Marc Dunkelman — "Progressivism’s Goose and Gander Problem" @nyulaw.bsky.social "What's Next?" features essays with reform ideas, critiques, & original proposals across the ideological spectrum Read the piece here: democracyproject.org/posts/progre...
Progressivism’s Goose and Gander Problem
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org