The Filibuster Isn’t The Problem
It’s undemocratic and we should get rid of it. But doing so isn’t a panacea.
It’s undemocratic and we should get rid of it. But doing so isn’t a panacea.
A quirk in our system combined with shrewd gamesmanship will give them unprecedented power.
Those expecting Bernie Sanders’ agenda are sorely disappointed.
Yes, partisanship is real. And it influences more than just voting behavior.
Reflections on the events of 6 January two months later.
The Senate parliamentarian has ruled against ramming it through in the COVID relief bill.
Our cultural divide over the pandemic is turning us into worse people.
So, it turns out that Fox News wasn’t really all that fair or balanced.
The press’ abandonment of Bothsiderism is decades overdue.
Chuck Schumer and company sent a signal to their base against a fait accompli.
After weeks of evasion, the frontrunner hints at a compromise policy.
Multiple reports have the Notre Dame graduate replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
A party-line vote may scuttle mail-in voting in a crucial swing state.
The official campaign to oust Donald Trump is off to a good start.
Institutional reform is necessary, but we can’t accomplish much in the face of tribalism.
An interesting if frustrating new survey from Cato.
The President is desperate and unwell and the press is making no bones about it.
Is the Chief Justice laying a trap or simply ‘calling balls and strikes’?
A 7-2 decision by the highest court in the land is less decisive than the numbers suggest.
The 6-3 opinion written by Justice Gorsuch and joined by Chief Justice Roberts defies conventional wisdom.
The longtime talking head is the latest poster boy for #MeToo. And mandatory retirement.
One side is arguing over rules while the other is focused on consequences.
The leading papers in Iowa and New Hampshire are backing Klobuchar and Warren, respectively.