Publications

This Week's Reads- Reflections on 2016

This was a year of global upheaval. As 2017 approaches, now is a good time to reflect on what we’ve learned and what we should expect in the coming year.

Landslide Cities and 2016's Big Sort

While losing the Electoral College vote, Hillary Clinton matched or even exceeded Barack Obama’s landslide margins in major cities in the two previous elections, Richard Longworth finds. It is all part of what Texas author Bill Bishop called “the big sort” – the dramatic grouping of America into geographical enclaves where the overwhelming majority thinks and votes alike.

This Week's Reads- Can Liberal Democracy Survive?

Today, liberal democracies across the world are beset by unprecedented crises—from Brexit in the United Kingdom, to political turmoil in South Korea and Italy, to authoritarian crackdowns in Turkey. What happened?

National Elections and the New American City-State

As the country splinters along geographic and ideological lines, post-election divisions could portend the rise of a new American city-state movement, with mayors and city councils likely to intensify efforts to independently pursue progressive local agendas. 

Deep Dish: You Wanted Workers, You Got People

For some, social integration is a new challenge caused by globalization and cultural change. For others, inequality and segregation have long been strains on civil society. In this episode, Michael Nutter, former mayor of Philadelphia, and Kamal Al-Solaylee, journalist and author of Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means (To Everyone), discuss social inclusion in the 21^st century with Deep Dish host Brian T. Hanson. 

External Commentary

Disaster Zone: Trump's Cabinet Formula

External Commentary

When Midwest Workers Have Nothing Left but Their Votes

Deep Dish: Bullish on Trump in the China Shop

Anything that surprises people about President-elect Trump shouldn’t surprise them too much, says Chinese entrepreneur and 2016 Scholl Fellow Victor Yuan. In the latest Deep Dish podcast, Yuan talks with Council experts about the potential points of conflict and consensus between the next US administration and China.

This Week's Reads- Consecutive Political Earthquakes

Earlier this week, we witnessed the third “Brexit” moment of 2016 with the failure of Matteo Renzi's constitutional reforms in Italy. This Week's Reads focus on the breakdown of the post-World War II liberal order and the emergence of a new global disorder.