Restoring the First Branch
Publications
WASHINGTON (May 14, 2021)—The R Street Institute applauds the news that the House of Representatives will form a Commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Jonathan…
From Democracy Journal:
The absurdity in McConnell’s argument is that the Senate some time ago, on his watch, became all but indistinguishable from the House. The futility of long-serving…
From Politics in Question:
In this week’s episode of Politics In Question, Julia, Lee, and James discuss Liz Cheney and whether House Republicans should remove her from their leadership…
From Politics in Question:
In this week’s episode of Politics In Question, Jake Grumbach, joins Julia, Lee, and James to discuss democratic backsliding in the United States. Grumbach is is an…
From Politics in Question:
In this week’s episode of Politics In Question, Julia, Lee, and James discuss President Joe Biden’s performance during his first 100 days in office. Is…
There are two reasons why the Senate should eliminate the filibuster, according to Democrats. First, Republicans use the filibuster to make it harder for Democrats in the Senate to pass…
From HotAir:
Today, the filibuster is also something of a scapegoat. As James Wallner, a senior fellow at the R Street Institute, wrote for Reason in January, there are plenty of other ways for…
From Deseret News:
“The narrative on bipartisanship today is it’s this widget that we’re after,” said James Wallner, a senior fellow at the R Street Institute and editor of Legislative…
From Inside Sources:
The R Street Institute’s James Wallner is here to tell us what’s going on with infrastructure and other hot political topics.
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From National Taxpayers Union Foundation:
As Nan Swift, former Senate Budget Committee staffer an an alumnus of National Taxpayers Union, wrote at the R Street Institute’s blog,…