Expertise
American political thought, institutions, and processes; contemporary political and social philosophy; history of political thought; U.S. domestic policy
Background
Past Positions
Executive Director, National Commission on Civic Revewal; Visiting Fellow, The Brookings Institution; Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy (1993-1995); Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center; Director of Economic and Social Programs, Roosevelt Center for Economic American Policy Studies; Senior Adviser, Gore for President Campaign; Associate Professor, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin
Education
Ph.D. (1973), M.A. (1969), University of Chicago; B.A. Cornell University, 1967
"In short, we need nothing less than a new social contract that reorganizes responsibilities among government, individuals, and the private sector."