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Raymond A. Smith

Raymond A. Smith, a PPI Senior Fellow, is an adjunct assistant professor of political science at Columbia University and New York University and an investigator in the Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health at the Columbia University Medical Center.
01/28/2013 Policy Brief By Raymond A. Smith
Ending the Endless Election Season

National elections in the United States now stretch out over nearly 24 months, with each new electoral cycle seeming to start up almost as soon…

01/28/2013 Op-eds and Articles By Raymond A. Smith and The Progressive Policy Institute
End the Endless Election Season

Writing for the Daily Beast, PPI Senior Fellow Raymond A. Smith lays out policies to improve our presidential elections. President Obama’s second inauguration last week…

01/11/2013 Op-eds and Articles By Raymond A. Smith and The Progressive Policy Institute
Make the Cabinet More Effective

Writing for the New York Times, PPI Senior Fellow Raymond A. Smith argues for strengthening the role of the president’s cabinet. EVERY four years the…

05/10/2012 Policy Memo By Raymond A. Smith
The Fine Art of Cabinet-Making: Five Ways to Build a Stronger Executive Team

The job of the presidency has grown so large, so overwhelming in its power and responsibility, that no one human being can excel in all…