Abstract: This study presents a comprehensive comparison of battery-only, passive, and semi-active hybrid energy storage system (HESS) topologies for electric vehicle (EV) applications. Despite ...

This article proposes the Political System Index (PSI), a non-normative framework for analysing political systems through Niklas Luhmann’s social systems theory. Unlike conventional democracy indices ...

Lindsey Williams Drath is CEO of the Forward Party. The current structures of America’s political system encourage toxic polarization, extreme policy positions, and blatant self-interest. No wonder we ...

PARIS—French democracy wasn’t built for the crisis that’s enveloping the presidency of Emmanuel Macron. In an effort to pull France out of its fiscal spiral, Macron is exhausting a battery of tools ...

Today, nearly every consequential political decision in campaigns, policymaking, and advocacy is driven by data. The ability to gather, interpret, and translate complex data into actionable insights ...

The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk this week on a Utah college campus marks the latest example of violence tearing through American politics across centuries and the ideological ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The U.S. is in a new era of political violence — one that feels starker than any since the fraught days of 1968, ...

Take one look at the fiscal disaster staring this nation in the face. The United States is now $37 trillion in debt. Multi-trillion-dollar deficits stretch as far as the eye can see. Social Security ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Surveys consistently show that millions of American voters feel they lack real choices ...

Our political system is unable to build a bipartisan consensus to address the major issues of our times. Hyper-partisanship is rampant. As a result, faith in our government and our institutions is at ...

The last five years of Kamala Harris’ career demonstrate how choatic and disruptive the current political enviorment has become. “Recently I made the decision that I just – for now – I don’t want to ...

(The Hill) – Former Vice President Kamala Harris signaled Thursday that she is taking a break from political office for the time being, calling the system “broken.” While speculation has circulated ...