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Andrew Mayersohn

Andrew Mayersohn is a PhD student in Harvard University's Department of Government, studying activism and participation in politics. Twitter: @andymayers

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Politics

The People's Technocracy

But do transparency and smarter government have the power to effect major changes?

Andrew Mayersohn

Politics

The Point of Those Annoying Campaign Emails

Raising money is still the first and most vital task of a campaign, so the hysteria conveyed by these emails is based on real desperation.

Andrew Mayersohn

Politics

Taking Back the States ... Again

Why don't Democratic efforts in state and local politics stick?

Andrew Mayersohn

Politics

Learning from Obama's Campaign

Han and McKenna have written a history of the Obama campaign in which the candidate himself has little more than a cameo.

Andrew Mayersohn

Arts in Society, Politics

An Anatomy of Outrage

Outrage tactics such as the ‘hate retweet’ have value, even if they risk elevating the worst voices.

Andrew Mayersohn

Politics

Money Is Not the Only (or the Biggest) Source of Voter Distrust

Rates of participation in politics are still at or near historic lows after decades of skyrocketing campaign spending.

Andrew Mayersohn

Politics

The Rise of Outside Spending

The "independent" expenditures in the midterm elections are record-breaking 

Andrew Mayersohn

Blog

Empathy vs. Rationality: The Ice Bucket Challenge

The interesting thing about the Challenge is that most of the participants do not seem particularly motivated by empathy.

Andrew Mayersohn

Politics

"The Industry of Ideas": Measuring the Impact of Think Tanks

Investigating money in politics is a little like studying dark matter.

Andrew Mayersohn

Arts in Society

The Ethics of Being a Fan

Sports are an excellent tool for thinking through tricky ethical and political questions.

Andrew Mayersohn

Politics

Does Big Data Threaten Political Inequality?

A response to Archon Fung and Anthony Fowler.

Andrew Mayersohn

Blog

Nate Silver's Data Narratives

Data can give a sense of scale to political debate.

Andrew Mayersohn

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