Political Dysfunction — Commentary

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The Senate is broken because senators broke it

The Senate is broken because senators broke it

SenateJames WallnerMarch 1, 2020Political Dysfunction, Filibuster, caucus, Mitch McConnell, Chuck SchumerComment

All senators are to blame for the Senate's dismal state

All senators are to blame for the Senate's dismal state

SenateJames WallnerSeptember 19, 2019Mike Mansfield, Mitch McConnell, Political Dysfunction, Bernie Sanders, Jeff Merkley, John Cornyn, Susan Collins, Majority LeaderComment

Partisan competition is not the cause of Congress’s dysfunction

Partisan competition is not the cause of Congress’s dysfunction

Partisans work together to shut down the Senate

Political Science, CongressJames WallnerJanuary 29, 2019Partisanship Competition, Political Dysfunction, Shutdown, Government ShutdownComment

Anticipating Trouble

Congressional Primaries and Incumbent Behavior

James WallnerOctober 31, 2018Primary Elections, Polarization, Political Dysfunction, Legislative Process Comment

Russell Kirk and the Republican predicament

Russell Kirk and the Republican predicament

Republicans should be reading Russell Kirk

James WallnerOctober 24, 2018Republicans, Russell Kirk, Political Dysfunction, Conservatism Comment

Americans Don’t Need a Politics Cleanse

Instead of doing a politics cleanse, Americans should go on a bender

James WallnerSeptember 26, 2018Political Dysfunction, Political Theory, Socrates, James MadisonComment

What's Wrong with American Politics

Congress no longer seen as preeminent institution

James WallnerJuly 3, 2018Congress, Political Dysfunction, Gridlock, Deliberation, ConflictComment