QUOI is recruiting undergraduate and graduate students to join us as analysts. Summary QUOI is a small, agile philanthropy working on a limited number of hard questions of national and global importance. We take creative approaches to hard-to-crack philanthropic priorities and contribute analytic and monetary resources where the sector lags. Our team brings together Harvard students and graduates from different generations. We prioritize working with motivated and energetic s

In this interview, QUOI is joined by Dr. Danielle Thomsen, Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine, and author of two books, Opting Out of Congress: Partisan Polarization and the Decline of Moderate Candidates and The Money Signal: How Fundraising Matters in American Politics. Dr. Thomsen explains how early fundraising acts as a gatekeeping force that shapes who runs for Congress, who drops out, and how elections unfold long before voters weigh

In this conversation, QUery On Inc. co-founder Mark Thompson sits down with Nicolas Jofre to discuss his 2026 book from McFarland Publishers: The Boss in American Government: William Tweed and His Successors in Corruption from the 1860s to Today. The conversation offers a historical lens on the influence of money in American politics and government. William "Boss" Tweed ran New York City from 1863 to 1871 as the head of Tammany Hall, amassing what would be roughly half a bill