{"id":7,"date":"2011-12-07T16:06:14","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T21:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/davidlewis\/current-courses\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:54:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:54:38","slug":"ongoing-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/davidlewis\/ongoing-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Ongoing Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my\/my-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/05\/lewis_administrative_state_cornell_050126.pdf\">\u201cDeconstructing and Reconstructing the Administrative State,\u201d<\/a> Paper prepared for the Rebuilding Democracy After Backsliding Conference, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, May 11 \u2013 13, 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a 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