The 116th Senate has stumbled right out of the gate. The Senate failed to gain the necessary votes to proceed to a Middle East policy bill, with Democrats maintaining that … READ MORE
Civics
Judicial Supremacy in the Age of Congressional Weakness
In our scandal-driven political climate, lawmakers often find their gaffes turned into multi-day news stories. One such recent gaffe by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in which the senator … READ MORE
A Look At America’s Future Voter
Since the mid-1800s, Americans have embraced the two party system. Republicans and Democrats battling for political power every two, four, and six years. But before the time of the two … READ MORE
Where are the Hulu and Netflix of Politics?
If you’ve read or watched the news in the past few years, you might think the country is completely divided in two. But, if you’ve conversed with any number of … READ MORE
The Senate and Washington’s Legitimacy Crisis
A couple of months ago, this publication likened the Senate appropriations process to a bad Nickelback song. If that analogy was spot on for the appropriations process, Senate Majority Leader … READ MORE
Modern Politics and the Rediscovery of Responsibility
As a young boy, President Dwight D. Eisenhower was notoriously prone to fits of rage. One notable story describes him becoming so overcome with anger at being barred from trick-or-treating … READ MORE
Post Kavanaugh: Our Supreme Court Crisis
In the aftermath of Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, Americans have been treated to new kind of political viciousness accompanying the nomination process. The raucous setting — so much of a … READ MORE
The Surrender of Congress
The events of the past few weeks in the nation’s capital can only be described—even by the standards of Washington—as pure performance art. Between grandstanding and “Spartacus” moments during the … READ MORE