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Building Article I Conservatism
By Philip Wallach The Federalist Society has been famously influential in shaping conservatives’ constitutional vision since its founding in 1982. Its promotion of original-meaning originalism and the concept of… Read More
Committee Sheet: Senate Committee on Armed Services
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ICYMI: Top reads on Congress
Image source here By Marian Currinder Budget and Appropriations Burgess Everett, “McConnell averts shutdown with ‘begging, pleading and cajoling,‘” Politico: “First there were Rand Paul’s objections. Then Jim… Read More
The Senate – At War With Itself? A discussion with Molly Reynolds and James Wallner
In this Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group session, Senate experts James Wallner and Molly Reynolds consider the reasons for the Senate’s dysfunction. The wide ranging discussion touches on partisan dynamics,… Read More
Video: Congressional Budget Process Discussion with Maya MacGuineas and Philip Joyce
This Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group meeting took stock of the broken congressional budget process and likelihood of its reform with our budget expert guests, Maya MacGuineas and Philip Joyce. Read More
Committee Sheet: Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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ICYMI: Top reads on Congress
Image source here By Marian Currinder Congressional dysfunction Burgess Everett and Elana Schor, “Congress driven to distraction,” Politico: “Even in peak form, Congress struggles to focus on any… Read More
Would a more competitive congressional budgeting environment improve program performance?
Image source: House Committee on Appropriations By Stuart Kasdin Many observers have suggested that the key to making government efficient and effective, operating more like a business, is competition. In… Read More
Nothing is inevitable in politics, even in the Senate
Image source: CNN By James Wallner The future is not inevitable. And it cannot be predicted with certainty. There is no iron law of history according to which events unfold… Read More
What the Senate’s past tells us about a future nuclear option
Image source: US Senate By James Wallner “It is difficult to make predictions, particularly about the future.” We would do well today to heed Mark Twain’s version of the well-known… Read More