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Showing posts with label dysfunction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dysfunction. Show all posts
Friday, October 7, 2016

From Brookings: How rising polarization will challenge the next president

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Regardless who wins - apparently - the political environment will negate the ability of the next president to get much done. Dysfunction wil...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

From the Washington Post: Senate passes bill to avert government shutdown after Flint deal struck

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As usual, appropriations bills will not be passed in time for the new fiscal year, instead a continuing resolution will be passed. For detai...
Wednesday, September 21, 2016

From the Christian Science Monitor: Politics is crippling the US economy, Harvard study says - According to an annual competitiveness survey, dysfunction within federal government is the single biggest barrier to economic progress in the United States.

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Dysfunction has a real, tangible cost. - Click here for the article . Despite somewhat encouraging news this week that the middle and lowe...
Sunday, January 10, 2016

From the Brookings Institute: 2016 in Congress: Five things to watch

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The 114th Congress ended strong. Some smart types try to figure out whether this will continue: - Click here for the article . They pose...
Wednesday, September 30, 2015

From Politico: How McConnell outfoxed Ted Cruz

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There have been several articles recently about how Cruz has been contained in the Senate. - Click here for this one . Ted Cruz called out...
Monday, September 21, 2015

Government Disservice: Overcoming Washington Dysfunction to Improve Congressional Stewardship of the Executive Branch

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The Partnership for Public Service analyzes the various ways that government can become dysfunctional and offers solutions for them. - Clic...
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

From the Huffington Post: The 114th Congress at 100 Days

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On the heels of the previou post, there's this assessment of the current Congress. The author argues it has been very kind to wealthy co...
Monday, April 20, 2015

Is Congress dysfunctional?

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A few 2305 students are investigating congressional dysfunction and trying to determine whether the 113th Congress was the most dysfunctiona...
Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Does the U.S. Constitution grant dominance in foreign policy to the executive or legislative branch?

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Great checking and balancing going on: Yesterday's letter from Republican Senators to the Iranian leadership makes this a pertinent q...
Tuesday, December 17, 2013

From The American Interest: The Decay of American Political Institutions

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Via The Dish , Francis Fukuyama tries to get at the root of dysfunction in the American governing system. This adds to a handful of writing...