Another norm bites the dust?
America is built on both laws and democratic norms. While laws are officially passed and recorded, our democratic norms are more impalpable and harder to codify. However, they are just… Read More
Congress needs a commission for its drug policy ideas
(Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in STAT on August 9, 2018.) By Scott Levy As the midterm elections loom, politicians are trotting out their stump speeches promising,… Read More
ICYMI: Top reads on Congress
Mark Leibovich, “This Is the Way Paul Ryan’s Speakership Ends,” NYT Magazine: “Ryan should, by rights, be riding out of town at the pinnacle of his starlit Washington career. Read More
August lecture series: New research on Congress, congressional capacity
What better way to spend the August recess in D.C. than learning about Congress? Check out the U.S. Capitol Historical Society’s lunchtime lecture series on Wednesdays in August… Read More
Judge Kavanaugh on “other” areas of criminal law
Since Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination, significant attention has been paid to his views on a number of constitutional law issues, including criminal law. Most of the criminal law discussion, however, has… Read More
ICYMI: Top Reads on Congress
By Marian Currinder Congressional Dysfunction John Lawrence, “Would a Democratic majority actually fix Congress?” Washington Post: “But the history of those reforms should serve as a warning to… Read More
ICYMI: Top reads on Congress
By Marian Currinder Congressional Dysfunction Carl Hulse, “Frustrated by Gridlock, House Members Propose Rules Overhaul,” New York Times: “Trying to ease gridlock in Congress, a bipartisan group… Read More
ICYMI: Top reads on Congress
By Marian Currinder House Leadership Matt Fuller, “Can Anyone Take Down Nancy Pelosi?” Huffington Post: “The California Democrat, the first and only woman to ever serve as Speaker… Read More
Don’t place all your hopes (or fears) on a new Supreme Court justice
It was a home run for the White House. A senior Supreme Court justice — appointed by a Republican president but who joined the court’s liberal wing in the most controversial… Read More
ICYMI: Top reads on Congress
Image source here By Marian Currinder Senate Jonathan S. Tobin, “The Centrality of Mitch McConnell,” National Review: “But as Trump unveiled Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his second pick for… Read More