Using the Nuclear Option to Limit Post-Cloture Obstructionism, Not Deliberation
Talking Points Memo has the most cogent explanation of what happened tonight regarding the s0-called nuclear option (edit: see also Sarah Binder’s post at TMC). I’m too tired… Read More
Politics and Football II: The Sequel
As you’ve probably heard, the country singer and prospective Senatorial candidate (TN) Hank Williams, Jr. made some pretty absurd comments comparing President Obama to Hitler on Monday. … Read More
Things Institutionalists Know that You Should: Why So Much Stability?
Regular readers of the blog will recall that we are drafting a semi-regular series that codifies some of the foundational tenets of new institutionalism. This is our contribution… Read More
Continuing Resolution Passes House 219-203
Late tonight the House passed a resolution by a vote of 219 to 203 to fund the government through the 18th of November. Yesterday, a similar resolution failed on the House… Read More
Things Institutionalists Know that You Should: Plott’s Equation
Inspired by Hans Noel’s “10 Things Political Scientists Know that You Don’t,” Josh, Jordan, Will and I are rolling out a semi-regular series that borrows the idea and… Read More
Quick Hit: Congress Playing Chicken
One of my favorite podcasts is NPR’s Planet Money. They are generally very smart and pretty entertaining. Though it’s a little old now, they posted an episode last week (link… Read More
Reasons to be Optimistic about the Super Committee
The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction—a.k.a. the “super committee”—will hold its first official meeting today (September 8th) at 10:30am. Today’s meeting of the committee is an organizational one, with… Read More
There Were Fourteen Thirteen Original Colonies
courtesy of the Sun Valley Elementary School in Nevada…… Read More
TBO Fail: Selection Bias and Voluntary Drug Testing
The Florida state legislature, at Governor Rick Scott’s urging, passed strict legislation earlier this year requiring welfare recipients to take mandatory drug tests–and pass–as a requirement for receiving their state benefits. Tampa Bay Online ran… Read More
FDR v. Obama’s Leadership
David Westen wrote an article in the NYT comparing Obama’s leadership to FDR. This is a pretty vogue comparison because it compares two Democratic presidents in the myst of an economic… Read More