Every once in a while an article comes along that forces us (or ought to force us) to question our assumptions. I think Andrew Sullivan has accomplished this with his new piece in New York magazine. It took me a while to warm up what he was trying to get across. As a philosophy major, […]
Congress
Posted inGovernment, Republic 3.0
Tomorrow’s Congress Can Take Shape Today
Congress should convene a new Joint Committee tasked with the job of ending gridlock.
Posted inBooks, Government, Magazine, March/April/May 2016
Next to a Miracle
The first session of the U.S. Congress was as bitter and riven by divisions—over ideology, taxes, federal versus state power, the role of “big money,” flexible versus strict interpretation of the Constitution—as the 114th Congress. The difference is, we can be proud of the first.
Posted inGovernment, Politics, Republic 3.0
One Simple Way to Break the Partisan Echo Chamber
Maybe it sounds obvious, but people in Congress aren’t hearing enough from constituents who don’t agree with them.
Posted inGovernment, Politics, Republic 3.0
How to End Super PACs, Once and for All
This proposal for Super PAC “insurance” could work by deterring third-party spending.
Posted inBooks, Government, January/February 2016, Magazine, Politics
The Freedom Caucus Is (Sort of) Right
The House leadership’s top-down management style isn’t working. Is it time to try more democracy?
Posted inBooks, Magazine, November/December 2015, Politics
A Game Plan That Should Not Die
What today’s Democrats can learn from Ted Kennedy’s maneuvering his way through and around a Republican Congress.
Posted inPolitics
An Unproductive Congress So Far – Except on Fundraising
It’s not hard to see what’s a higher priority.
Posted inGovernment, Politics, Republic 3.0
One Man’s Crusade to Make Congress Work Better
Ban incumbents from campaigning against each other, says Sen. Joe Manchin, and require a five-day workweek.
Posted inJune/July/August 2015, Magazine
Low-Information Lawmakers
Why today’s Congress can no longer cope with complex problems.
