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The Allure of Hidden Bipartisanship: The Flaws of Secret Congress Theory
Since the 2020 elections, gridlock in the United States Senate has transformed from a pressing political problem to a fact of political...
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Mar 16, 20225 min read


The House that Madison Built
At one point during the 2016 presidential election, 95 percent of Republicans believed that Washington and the American political system...
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Apr 30, 20175 min read


Gridlock in Washington
Every morning, for six weeks this summer, I made the short walk from Union Station in Washington, DC to the Hart Senate Office Building,...
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Oct 12, 20146 min read


Intransigence in Kansas: When Ideology and Reality Clash
Sam Brownback, the Republican governor of Kansas, expected to waltz into reelection, but recent polls showing his Democratic opponent...
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Sep 25, 20143 min read


The Filibuster: A Recipe for Continued Gridlock
The 113th United States Congress has earned the dubious distinction of the least popular in recent history. As recently as August 2014,...
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Sep 22, 20145 min read
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