Rachel Kleinfeld
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US secession is a great idea — for Russia
America is like a couple at the brink who imagine divorce would be liberating, when in fact they would spend their lives negotiating shared custody, alimony and logistics with a hated former partner. → Read More
Could the new version of an 1887 act save our democracy?
In an age marked by politicians doxing their colleagues, what piece of legislation has forced a detente across the aisle? The Electoral Count Act of 1887. → Read More
The Best Books of 2020, as Chosen by Carnegie Scholars
During a year in which many were confined at home, books offered people a precious opportunity to expand their horizons. Here, Carnegie scholars share a selection of the best books they read in 2020. → Read More
Want a third party? Think again
Howard Schultz and Michael Bloomberg have been flirting with a run for president. If they pick an independent ticket, it could be disastrous. But why? Americans want more options. Independents are growing faster than parties. → Read More
Reconstruction redux
Rachel Kleinfeld says Democracy requires citizens’ votes to be counted fairly, and those votes must determine who who wields power. → Read More
A Savage Order: How the World’s Deadliest Countries Can Forge a Path to Security
An urgent and provocative look at how extreme violence can cripple democracies, including the United States, and how they can regain security. → Read More
For the Few, By the Few
The United States has become a plutocracy, where wealth buys political power. This threatens to erode U.S. democratic institutions and U.S. global influence. → Read More
Why Is It So Difficult to Count Dead People?
Given the serious problems of measurement, any statistic on violent deaths should be treated with caution. → Read More
Want to Fight Crime? Increase Immigration and Save DACA
What does the empirical research tell us? Immigrants are less violent than native-born and reduce violence in their communities. → Read More
Want to Fight Crime? Increase Immigration and Save DACA
President Trump’s decision to end the DACA program is extraordinarily poor policy for fighting crime and keeping America safe. → Read More
Keeping Central American Kids Out, Continuing the Violence
A boy holds his brother in front of the shack he shares with his family in a gang-infested neighborhood of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. As we process → Read More
Keeping Central American Kids Out, Continuing the Violence
There was, and is, no coherent U.S. policy effectively dealing with the fact that people are streaming out of Central America because of violence and poverty abetted by corrupt governments complicit in the drug trade and an oligarchic, rent-seeking economy. → Read More
We Are Already in a State of Emergency
As Trump reissues his “lock her up” talk against Hillary Clinton and assaults the Justice Department, FBI, and media, the Brennan Center this → Read More
We Are Already in a State of Emergency
The United States is already being ruled under a state of emergency. It began under President George W. Bush and continued under President Obama. President Trump just has to ice the cake. → Read More
Rethinking US Security Assistance Beyond the Leahy Law
An American special operations soldier observing Burkina Faso troops practice clearing a vehicle. I just had the pleasure of speaking alongside → Read More
Rethinking U.S. Security Assistance Beyond the Leahy Law
Improving global security depends on understanding that not all violence stems from state weakness. U.S. Security Assistance policy should evaluate strategy and recipients accordingly. → Read More
The Missing Middle in Police Reform
The killing of Jordan Edwards this week should yield outrage. It should also serve as a wake-up to the rest of America. I’m finishing a book on → Read More
The Missing Middle in Police Reform
Awakening the middle class is the key to effectively reforming the U.S. justice system. → Read More
Fear and Loathing at DHS: Kelly Resorts to Trump Administration Fear Tactics
Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly delivered a speech Tuesday that was stunning for its indifference to facts, → Read More
Fear and Loathing at DHS: Kelly Resorts to Trump Administration Fear Tactics
The secretary of the department of homeland security has embraced President Trump’s rhetoric of fear and poorly thought out drug policy. He should focus on at-home solutions, such as better gun laws and opioid abuse prevention. → Read More