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It seems that almost everyone is disappointed with October’s government shutdown. Tea Party sympathizers are unhappy that their strategy didn’t work, establishment Republicans are upset they tried that strategy at all, and Democrats and moder...

Legislating on the Brink

It seems that almost everyone is disappointed with October’s government shutdown. Tea Party sympathizers are unhappy that their strategy didn’t work, establishment Republicans are upset they tried that strategy at all, and Democrats and moder...

If Congress did nothing else effectively in October, it served as a fantastic nicotine patch (metaphorically speaking) for my Breaking Bad withdrawal. This week, the Economist compared the Tea Party’s shutdown antics to “a type of self-affirming ...

Crashing the Republican Party

If Congress did nothing else effectively in October, it served as a fantastic nicotine patch (metaphorically speaking) for my Breaking Bad withdrawal. This week, the Economist compared the Tea Party’s shutdown antics to “a type of self-affirming ...

In a move that surprises no one ever, House Republicans added a last minute measure to the spending bill before the government shutdown aimed at exerting yet more control over female health and autonomy. The “conscience clause,” in a delightful ...

Shutting Down the Conscience Clause

In a move that surprises no one ever, House Republicans added a last minute measure to the spending bill before the government shutdown aimed at exerting yet more control over female health and autonomy. The “conscience clause,” in a delightful ...