New America Events This Month

On June 2nd the American Strategy Program hosted a conversation with Professor George Lakoff, PH.D, premier linguist and cognitive scientist, in which he discussed his new book, The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st Century American Politics with an 18th Century Mind. Steven Clemons, Director of the American Strategy Program led discussion and Q&A for the event. An MP3 audio recording can be downloaded below, while video is available at right. Dr. Lakoff of the University of California,… more

On Monday, June 2nd, the New America Foundation's Political Reformr Program held an engaging panel discussion and luncheon on instant runoff voting (IRV) in Los Angeles.

Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) is a critical electoral reform for the City of Los Angeles that allows voters to rank a first, second and third choice for each office. IRV elects majority winners in a single election without the expense and voter fatigue of a second election. IRV holds great promise to increase voter turnout… more