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I read Michael Tackett's new book on Mitch McConnell

Will GOP Senators demand a more open Senate when they come to DC next week?

How one congressional staffer made a difference

Event: Can We Revive the Senate?

My short chat with Vance Ginn about OMB and the budget deficit.

Data point: 81 of the most recent 100 Senate votes have been on nominations

Yes, senators can restore the world’s greatest deliberative body

How John Adams’ words and deeds helped define the presidency

Event: The Challenges to Republican Self-Governance in the 21st Century

The first branch really is supposed to be first

When Congress does not legislate don’t be surprised if a president acts

Pssst---Congress did stuff this week!

An unhappy 50th birthday for the congressional budget process

What might incentivize Congress to tackle the deficit and colossal national debt?

Systemic election reforms: What's going on?

Is pushing out Biden democratic?

Please come by AEI on Monday at 4pm

A brief note on the bad old days in Congress

Fixing Congress: Restoring Power to the People

Elections create incentives. So let's talk about structuring them to incentivize better governance

Remembering CRS legend Judy Schneider

Are partisan primaries the best we can do for choosing candidates?

How Congress can tame the administrative state

Congressional potpurri

Want government to work better? Then have it do fewer things.

Reading "Romney: A Reckoning" is a reminder that religious bigotry knows no party

Does Congress still suffer from demosclerosis?

No, neither Congress nor national politics ever has been normal

The dog catches the bumper: Is Congress ready for a post-Chevron world?

A congressional capacity problem you may not have heard about

Congress Disapproves

So Who Will Be the Next GOP Majority Leader?

The Good and the Bad on Capitol Hill

What Is Congress’ Role in a Contingent Presidential Election? (with John Fortier)

Whooping It Up with the Budget Hawks

Yes, Congress Actually Is Doing Substantive Things

Top Reads on Congress This Week

Why does anyone run for Congress?

New: Staffing Congress to Strengthen Oversight of the Administrative State

About Those GOP Legislators Quitting the House...

Department of Bad Things: Congress Choosing the Next President and a Government Shutdown and Another Speaker Vacated

Ultimatums from the House Freedom Caucus won’t stop the spending binge

Sooo... Can We Measure How Effective Legislators Are?

Why does Congress host a state of the union address?

Something New: UnderstandingCongress.org