As the Supreme Court prepares to hand down its decision in the most important case on political gerrymandering in a generation, join us for a convening of scholars, practitioners, and activists from around the country, as we seek to understand a path forw ...

Join IOP Visiting Fellows Mary Katharine Ham and Guy Benson as they talk about how to best prepare for a TV hit, including talking points, dress and appearance, and other logistics.  Lunch will be served.    Join IOP Visiting Fellows Mary Katharine Ham an ...

Kevin Kiley '07 and   Eric Lesser ​'07 are among the many Institute of Politics alumni serving in elected office. Kiley is a Republican Assemblyman representing California's Sixth Assembly District. Closer to Cambridge, Lesser is a Democrat ...

Both the Democratic and Republican parties are in turmoil, a growing number of democrats, independents and republicans say the party institution is irrelevant. Just four years ago a post-election autopsy suggested the GOP needed to be more inclusive to wo ...

Join IOP 2017 Residential Fellow Yohannes Abraham as he reflects on his experiences as former Senior Adviser to the National Economic Council and Chief of Staff for the White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs on Wednesday, Oc ...

Join Dan Balz for the sixth installment in his study group: Has Donald Trump Really Changed Everything? on Wednesday, October 25 at 4:15pm in FDR (Littauer- 163). Dan will provide an opportunity for you to ask questions that you haven't been able to ...

The unpopularity of Congress is not a new phenomenon. Comedians Will Rogers and WC Fields made a living at poking fun at Congress.  Yet it seems this recent unpopularity is a growing threat to the Constitutional order.  Why is Congress so unpopular?  Why ...

  Institute of Politics Fellow and former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell brought a crew of students to visit the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Parker River is a 4,700 acre habitat for migratory birds on the northeast coast of Massach ...

IOP Fall 2017 Residential Fellow Jason Chaffetz  Special Guest:  Greta Van Susteren (Formerly with MSNBC, Fox News, CNN)  Time & Location: Tuesday, October 24 at 4:15PM This Study Group has been cancelled and postponed until further notice.  Fall Resi ...

Thousands of indigenous people from North America and around the world converged on rural North Dakota in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in 2016 over concerns about construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline and its long-term impact on the ...