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Making the Federalist Case: Separation of Powers, the Supreme Court vs. Congress

via Uncommon Knowledge
Saturday, May 5, 2001

Akhil Reed Amar and Douglas W. Kmiec discuss the separation of powers between the Supreme Court and Congress.

Analysis and Commentary

Is Team Obama contingency planning for a Republican House?

by Keith Hennesseyvia KeithHennessey.com
Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Yesterday I endorsed the President’s nominee for OMB Director, Jack Lew... Put it this way: as President if you somehow knew you would face a Republican House majority next year, you’d want a budget director who could work with them while ardently defending your policy views. Jack Lew would be that guy...

Analysis and Commentary

Remembering Byrd

by Bill Whalenvia Bill Whalen: Politi-Cal
Monday, June 28, 2010

Tons of stories today about West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd who passed away earlier this morning. Byrd, 92, was the longest-serving senator in America history...

Analysis and Commentary

Political Reality Bites Political Scientist, Part 4

by Alvin Rabushkavia Thoughtful Ideas
Monday, June 7, 2010

With passage of time and more experience, it has become increasingly difficult to respect Members of Congress...

Analysis and Commentary

Rand Paul: Barry Goldwater 2.0?

by Robert Zelnickvia Arena (Politico)
Thursday, May 20, 2010

Two days into his campaign for the U.S. Senate, the winning GOP primary candidate, the populist, tea-gulping Rand Paul is already in trouble, this time over his apparent inability to say how he would have voted 46 years ago when the Civil Rights Act of 1964 came to the floor of the Senate...

Analysis and Commentary

Expect a Political Cleansing

by Tunku Varadarajanvia Daily Beast
Monday, May 17, 2010

Voters’ judgment on Tuesday is likely to be cruel, says Tunku Varadarajan. But angry Republicans’ mutiny against wussy incumbents on primary day will help them beat the Democrats come November...

In the News

Key Primaries a Barometer of Voters’ Frustration

with Morris P. Fiorinavia Gannett News Service
Monday, May 17, 2010

In state after state, as campaigns ramp up for this year's congressional elections, voter anger threatens to capsize the careers of lawmakers previously considered untouchable...

Analysis and Commentary

Would a new House Republican majority operate differently than the old one?

by Charles Calomirisvia Arena (Politico)
Monday, May 17, 2010

The bigger question is: what will Republicans do to overcome voters' doubts about their commitment to promote growth...

Analysis and Commentary

When Bad Policy Makes Things Worse

by David Davenportvia Townhall
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Many lawmakers today suffer from the “we have to do something” syndrome. Politicians think they must pass some kind of legislation to address every problem, whether their solutions are evidence-based, likely to help, or not...

Analysis and Commentary

Soldier-Citizens for Congress?

by Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review
Thursday, May 6, 2010

These combat-veteran candidates certainly aren’t the usual state legislators or congressional aides ready for career advancement...

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