Publications
From Pursuit:
In spite of everything, rank-and-file legislators should be encouraged to have a level of confidence similar to the rhetoric of their party leaders. As R Street Institute Senior…
A “time bomb lodged near the heart of the nation.” That is how the Pulitzer-Prize winning author, James A. Michener, described the Electoral College in his 1969 book, Presidential…
Amid today’s bitter political divides, there is one thing on which Democrats and Republicans agree: The United States Senate is a miserable place to work. By any measure, the Senate’s recent…
The term “democratic norms” has become a misnomer over the last year. America’s governing institutions are undermined by elected officials who dishonor their offices and each other. Standards of…
From Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs:
209 Some scholars dispute the value of analyzing DW-NOMINATE scores, arguing that the underlying methodology exaggerates ideological…
Established: Jan. 4, 2019, as part of the 116th House rules package
Authorized: Feb. 7, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2019
Mission: The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress (SCOMC) is…
September 3, 2019
Dear Madam Speaker, Majority and Minority Leaders, Chairmen and Ranking Members:
As conference negotiations proceed on the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),…
From C-SPAN:
Congressional observers talked about the 116th Congress and its efficacy as a lawmaking body in a discussion hosted by the American Political Science Association. Panelists…
From The Epoch Times:
R Street Institute Vice President Kevin Kosar told The Epoch Times on Aug. 27 that Ryan’s metrics are “greatly affected by votes taken on particularly salient issues,…
From The Christian Science Monitor:
“The filibuster has become a way to shift blame to someone else, to [either] an oppressive and draconian majority or a totally empowered minority,” says…