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Governance

The R Street Institute’s Governance program defines how a limited, effective government should operate to promote a free and just society.

The Governance team tackles how to modernize and improve our electoral system to elect a government worthy of public trust, and addresses how to run a government and ensure effective policymaking. Specifically, the Governance team examines the issues created by unfettered government growth, mismanagement and waste of taxpayer funds, and how to restore the proper balance of power between Congress, the executive branch, and the judiciary.

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Electoral Reform
Budget and spending reform
executive powers
Restoring Congress
Building Trust in Elections Project
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Matt Germer
Policy Director, Governance
Jonathan Madison
Resident Fellow, Governance
Chris McIsaac
Resident Fellow, Governance
Nan Swift
Resident Fellow, Governance Program

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Point: Bipartisanship Is Alive and Well, but That’s Not Necessarily a Good Thing

Old habits die hard, as the saying goes. But myths and legends do, too, as Hunter S. Thompson famously said. When it comes to government, there is one idea that endures despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. It is that bipartisanship is inherently good but essentially dead in our polarized times. While many lament a…

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