Publications
Is the Post Office Really Broken? If So, How Do We Fix It?
The typically staid and boring business of moving envelopes across the country has become a source of heated national debate. Is the U.S. Postal Service fundamentally broken and bankrupt as some of its most strident critics in Congress suggest? Or would it be fine if Congress just made a few fixes to bad policies they passed over the years?

Numbers At-A-Glance
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600,000 people
are employed by the U.S. Postal Service, which is greater than all private employers except Walmart and Amazon.
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160 million
homes, businesses, and other delivery points are served by the USPS.
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$69 billion in losses
have been reported by the USPS from 2008 to 2019.
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Governance
The Biggest Risk of Mail-In Voting? Not Fraud, But Logistical Chaos
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Governance Health Care
Centering on Coronavirus: Voting During a Pandemic
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Governance
The Supreme Court: Depoliticizing the Judiciary
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Governance
Increasing Voter Participation
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Governance
Clearing the Path for New Parties
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Governance
Letting the Parties Decide Who Represents Them