Does Congress Need Energized?

May 19, 2016
Christopher DeMuth notes that the executive branch, particularly in the form of the administrative state, has grown immensely. With the growth has come an increased ability to act unilaterally,… Read More

The Growing Conservative Case for Strengthening Congress

May 9, 2016
Now, a few thinkers on the conservative side are coming around to the view that cutting congressional funding to prove a point turns out to be at best pointless, and… Read More

Conservative Initiatives to Strengthen Congress

May 9, 2016
Sen. Mike Lee unveiled the Article 1 Project recently. Nine other members of Congress have lent their names to Lee’s A1P effort. There also are other groups at work in… Read More

Do We Need a Joint Committee on Congress?

May 9, 2016
Michael S. Johnson and the Congressional Institute think so. In Washington Monthly, he writes: Congress does not function. The productivity of the last Congress was the worst in history. Members… Read More