Institutional Gridlock

This has led to what James Wallner calls “the death of deliberation.” Without changes to Congress’s internal structure, the ability of Congress to reauthorize programs effectively will be highly limited. Scholars’ division over how Congress should be reformed poses the real challenge.

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Newsletters, Real Solutions Energy and Environment, Federal Government Affairs, Fossil Fuels, Low-Energy Fridays

Low-Energy Fridays: Should we junk the gas tax?

Josiah Neeley May 29, 2026

Analysis Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

A Justice System Built to Find the Truth Would Be Harder to Weaponize

Lisel Petis May 28, 2026

Analysis Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

The Anti-Weaponization Fund Turns a Real Grievance into a Dangerous Precedent

Jeremy Dalrymple May 28, 2026

Analysis Behavioral Health, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Substance Regulation, Tobacco Harm Reduction

The Science of Flavored ENDS: A Response to Bloomberg, Durbin, and the Senate Letter on FDA’s Recent Actions

Jeffrey S. Smith May 28, 2026

Real Solutions Coal, Electricity Policy, Energy and Environment, FERC, Fossil Fuels, State Policy

The DOE’s Generator Retirement Policy Needs Guardrails

Michael Giberson May 27, 2026

Op-Eds Finance and Trade, Public Debt

What happens when Americans learn how indebted they are?

Marc Hyden May 27, 2026 The Newnan-Times Herald

Real Solutions Broadband Regulation, Competition & Antitrust, Media Reform, Online Content Policy, Technology and Innovation

Four Simple Reforms to Address Government Jawboning and Protect Speech 

Spence Purnell, Adam Thierer May 27, 2026

Analysis Catastrophe Insurance, Federal Government Affairs, Insurance

FEMA Reform: Leadership Instability and the Road Ahead

Jerry Theodorou May 27, 2026

Newsletters Behavioral Health, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Mid-Atlantic, Opioid Harm Reduction, Safer Solutions, South, State Policy, Thriving Families

Safer Solutions: Increase Adherence to Prenatal Care with This One Weird Trick

Jessica Shortall, Chelsea Boyd May 27, 2026

Real Solutions Federal Government Affairs, Patent Policy, Technology and Innovation

The Process is the Penalty: How Serial Patent Litigation Delays Low-Cost Drugs

Wayne T. Brough May 26, 2026