White Papers
The Outside Game: Why Public Pressure Decided Regulatory Battles
Executive Summary - TL,DR Organizations in regulated industries, land development, energy, and anyone remotely dealing in anything controversial face a consistent problem. They hire lobbyists, build relationships,make donations, and present evidence to decision...
Two Paths to End Political Polarization (But Only One Actually Works)
TL;DR Political polarization has two drivers that dwarf everything else: first-past-the-post elections and extreme gerrymandering. Every other cause, from social media algorithms to geographic self-sorting, operates on top of that foundation. The only fix with large,...
The Double-Edged Seat: Majority-Minority Districts, Democratic Decline, and the Voters Left Behind
Electoral Politics and RepresentationMy interest here is not in helping the Democratic Party rebuild itself in Florida, but to have a difficult conversation. My first paid campaign experience was in 1992. I took a summer off school and worked as a finance director...