Blog Posts (page 92)

Kevin Drum is yet another member of the coalition to bring back earmarks. He writes in the September/October copy of Mother Jones: “Earlier this year, California Gov. Jerry Brown… Read More

Source: Pew Research Center, 2013. By Jordan M. Ragusa In the days and weeks after any mass shooting, journalists, pundits, and other political observers often note a paradox on the… Read More

Graphic created by Trey Billing, @TreyBilling It likely wouldn’t surprise anyone, much less a congressional scholar, to learn that most members of Congress are wealthier… Read More

Ezra Klein Writes at Vox: “It is past time for the Senate to admit what its members, and the country, already know. The institution is broken. The rules need… Read More

The Brookings Institution’s Molly E. Reynolds led the discussion of legislative procedure and policymaking at the September 2017 meeting of the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group. Dr. Reynolds is… Read More

By Jordan M. Ragusa Member adaption vs. member replacement. Source: prof. Jordan M. Ragusa. A rare off-year special election in underway in Alabama to fill the Senate seat vacated by Jeff… Read More

Rep. John Ratcliffe’s (R-TX) Separation of Powers Restoration Act was introduced early this year. Unlike some bills, the act’s title precisely encapsulates its purpose: restoring the power disparity… Read More

Politico’s Josh Gerstein reports: “The House of Representatives is taking legal action to make sure that federal agencies don’t release congressional records to the public through the Freedom of… Read More

Source: Prof. Danielle M Thomsen. Whither moderates? Well, analysis by Danielle M. Thomsen, an assistant professor of political science at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, finds that fewer moderates… Read More

By Matt Glassman Lamenting the underperformance of Congress has a long history in American public life. Nineteenth century cartoonists portrayed Congress in terms familiar to modern observers: dysfunctional, corrupt,… Read More