Progressive Policy Institute Progressive Policy Institute

Senior Fellow

Raymond A. Smith

Raymond A. Smith, Ph.D., a former senior fellow with the Progressive Policy Institute, teaches political science at Columbia and NYU and is author of Importing Democracy: Ideas from Around the World to Reform and Revitalize American Politics and Government.

Written Articles

The Daily Beast: Hillary Clinton Will Be Barack Obama’s Third Term
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The Daily Beast: Hillary Clinton Will Be Barack Obama’s Third Term

07.06.2016
The Washington Post: Why Trump and Clinton should name their entire Cabinets right now
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The Washington Post: Why Trump and Clinton should name their entire Cabinets right now

05.03.2016
The Hill: Which past presidential election offers this year’s closest parallel?
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The Hill: Which past presidential election offers this year’s closest parallel?

03.09.2016
The Hill: A run by Biden would reinforce VP trend
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The Hill: A run by Biden would reinforce VP trend

08.20.2015
As the GOP Debates Begin, Three Factors Explain This Year’s Presidential Clown Car
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As the GOP Debates Begin, Three Factors Explain This Year’s Presidential Clown Car

08.07.2015
The Hill: New Caucus Puts Spotlight on UN Peacekeeping
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The Hill: New Caucus Puts Spotlight on UN Peacekeeping

06.26.2015
The Hill: Is it that hard for a party to hold the White House for three terms?
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The Hill: Is it that hard for a party to hold the White House for three terms?

04.15.2015
The Hill: With Schumer likely next Senate Dem leader, a trend is broken
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The Hill: With Schumer likely next Senate Dem leader, a trend is broken

03.30.2015
The Hill: The most important talk Clinton gave this week was not about email
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The Hill: The most important talk Clinton gave this week was not about email

03.12.2015
Reinforcing LGBT rights at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
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Reinforcing LGBT rights at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit

08.07.2014
Reclaiming the most powerful tool of reform: Constitutional amendments
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Reclaiming the most powerful tool of reform: Constitutional amendments

07.21.2014
Just what is it that makes Hillary such a formidable front-runner?
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Just what is it that makes Hillary such a formidable front-runner?

06.13.2014
How Season 2 of House of Cards Murders the 25th Amendment
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How Season 2 of House of Cards Murders the 25th Amendment

02.28.2014
How Do Tea Parties End?
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How Do Tea Parties End?

02.03.2014
Washington Monthly: What If the US Had a Multiparty System Like Germany’s?
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Washington Monthly: What If the US Had a Multiparty System Like Germany’s?

01.03.2014
Washington Monthly: Nelson Mandela: (Almost) the Last of the Lions
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Washington Monthly: Nelson Mandela: (Almost) the Last of the Lions

12.17.2013
Our Odd Upper House: The U.S. Senate’s Peculiarities Don’t End With the Filibuster
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Our Odd Upper House: The U.S. Senate’s Peculiarities Don’t End With the Filibuster

11.26.2013
How Belgium Survived 20 Months Without a Government
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How Belgium Survived 20 Months Without a Government

10.11.2013
Immigration Reform and the Growing Asian-American Vote
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Immigration Reform and the Growing Asian-American Vote

06.13.2013
The History of Gubernatorial Senate Appointments
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The History of Gubernatorial Senate Appointments

06.06.2013
Lautenberg’s Passing Highlights the Strangeness of Gubernatorial Appointments to the Senate
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Lautenberg’s Passing Highlights the Strangeness of Gubernatorial Appointments to the Senate

06.05.2013
A Senatorial Centennial: How Congress Was Reshaped 100 Years Ago This Week
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A Senatorial Centennial: How Congress Was Reshaped 100 Years Ago This Week

05.30.2013
Ending the Endless Election Season
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Ending the Endless Election Season

01.28.2013
End the Endless Election Season
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End the Endless Election Season

01.28.2013
Make the Cabinet More Effective
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Make the Cabinet More Effective

01.11.2013
The Fine Art of Cabinet-Making: Five Ways to Build a Stronger Executive Team
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The Fine Art of Cabinet-Making: Five Ways to Build a Stronger Executive Team

05.10.2012