This page provides some links to policy articles, blog posts, and op-eds.
Redistricting
A recent feature in the New York Times
SCOTUS Amicus Brief, Gill v. Whitford
Political Geography
An article in Foreign Affairs about the political geography of COVID-19
An article on the urban-rural divide in Stanford Magazine
A Washington Post article on post-industrial towns written before the November 2016 election
A follow-up article written after the November 2016 election
A related article on population density and turnout
An article about my home town and North St. Louis County, MO
A recent Atlantic story about representation
A write-up of my research in Slate
A recent New York Times story about the urban-rural divide
Recent Op-Ed in the Washington Post with Richard Pildes
Municipal Bankruptcy
An essay for Liberty Law Forum
An op-ed in Investor's Business Daily
An article in the Hoover Digest
The Future of Federalism
A policy paper written for the European Parliament
A chapter from an edited volume on the global debt crisis
A chapter from an edited volume on subnational fiscal crises