House committees are hearing from fewer witnesses. That hurts public policy. Lauren C. Bell, Kevin Kosar, and John D. Rackey - January 27, 2022 When members use hearings to grandstand, potential witnesses fear they will be used as targets.
When do voters support Black Lives Matter or the Green New Deal? Michael W. Wagner, Lewis A. Friedland, Jianing Li, and Dhavan V. Shah - December 8, 2020 Our research finds that more moderate rhetoric wins more support among both Democrats and Republicans
How the House Freedom Caucus found an unlikely ally: Donald Trump Matthew Green - April 14, 2019 A minority within a minority needs a friend in the White House.
Four takeaways from the short-lived shutdown Mark Spindel and Sarah Binder - January 24, 2018 On Monday, Congress ended a short-lived government shutdown, voting to
Congress could limit the Fed’s independence — and hurt the U.S. economy David Singer - February 13, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54011" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet L.
8 questions about the future of banking regulation under Trump Brent Sutton - November 23, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38035" align="aligncenter" width="908"] (Mark Lennihan/AP)[/caption] One of President Obama’s
America's bank bailouts worked Henry Farrell - November 17, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18215" align="alignnone" width="620"] Pedestrians walk past a Wells Fargo
America’s bank bailouts worked Pepper Culpepper - November 17, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18215" align="alignnone" width="620"] Pedestrians walk past a Wells Fargo
Why it matters what the public thinks about Janet Yellen Sarah Binder - February 11, 2014 [caption id="attachment_6413" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Janet Yellen heads to the
Will nuclear winter come to the Senate this fall? - October 31, 2013 [caption id="attachment_2452" align="aligncenter" width="260" special=""] Nuclear winter, with sleds (Washingtonpost.com)[/caption]
Could Conservatives Overthrow Boehner? What History Can Tell Us John Sides - December 6, 2012 This is a guest post by Jeffery A. Jenkins of
Posted Prices and the Capitol Hill Stalemate Machine Andrew Gelman - October 18, 2011 Thomas Ferguson writes: Pundits talk nostalgically about the good old
Who Wants to Audit the Fed? - November 24, 2009 An interesting narrative emerged last week about Ron Paul’s victory