Harvard Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation

09/04/2026

American Enterprise Institute political economist Nicholas Eberstadt joins Terms of Engagement hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer to discuss falling male labor force participation, the links between “un-working” men and the rise of populist politics in the U.S., and what the trend reveals about the fraying bonds between work, dignity, and civic life.

Watch the full episode here: https://ash.harvard.edu/resources/terms-of-engagement-men-without-work-is-a-hidden-trend-fueling-american-populism/

09/01/2026

Tune in to today's episode of Terms of Engagement featuring Nicholas Eberstadt, live on YouTube at 12:15pm ET.

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American men's work rates have fallen relentlessly since the 1950s,...

08/28/2026

Matthew Cebul, Lead Research Fellow for the Nonviolent Action Lab, joins BBC's "The Briefing Room" to discuss youth-led protests across India, Nepal, and Serbia.

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Young people are protesting around the world but about what and are they winning?

08/27/2026

The Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship, co-chaired by Danielle Allen, Director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation, recently released a new volume exploring "fresh perspectives on the future of our constitutional democracy."

Summer 2026 Introduction Our Common Purpose: Democratic Citizenship at America’s 250th Anniversary Authors Danielle Allen, Stephen B. Heintz, and Eric P. Liu View PDF To Dædalus issue Author Information Danielle Allen, a Member of the American Academy since 2009, is the James Bryant Conant Univer...

08/27/2026

Matthew Cavedon, Director of The Cato Institute’s Project on Criminal Justice, joins Terms of Engagement hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer to discuss the democratic and legal implications of Flock cameras.

Watch the full episode here: https://ash.harvard.edu/resources/terms-of-engagement-flock-cameras-privacy-and-democracy-in-the-new-surveillance-state/

08/26/2026

The audio recording of the latest episode of Terms of Engagement is now available on Spotify (https://bit.ly/3UlqPnd) and Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/4zB0PEs).

New episodes out every week.

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08/25/2026

Tune in to today's episode of Terms of Engagement featuring Matthew Cavedon, live on YouTube at 12:15pm ET.

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Matthew Cavedon, who directs the Cato Institute's Project on Crimin...

08/24/2026

"On the all-party primary, everybody gets to vote in every contested race. ... It will jumpstart competition and you won’t have to pick which contested races you vote in. ... So, that will fully enfranchise unenrolled voters," shares Danielle Allen.

Danielle Allen, chair of the Coalition for Health Democracy, joined GBH's All Things Considered guest host Saraya Wintersmith to talk about all party primaries.

08/21/2026

"Americans abroad represent a largely untapped electorate. Canada is particularly important: it has hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens, close cultural and economic ties to the United States, and extensive access to American political news."

Whoever is in charge in the U.S. affects their Canadian neighbours

08/20/2026

The Conference on Democracy in Indian Country: Voting Rights and Freedom of the Press is coming up on September 11, 2026.

Learn more and register here:
https://indigenousgov.hks.harvard.edu/event/conference-democracy-indian-country-voting-rights-and-freedom-press