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Gridlock

The fight over the speakership election isn't evidence that Congress is broken. In fact, it might offer a glimmer of hope that the House can still be fixed. | KEN CEDENO/UPI/Newscom

Congress

Fixing Congress' Broken Appropriations Process Is Worth This Mess

This week's Republican revolt against Kevin McCarthy is actually a rank-and-file revolt against the top-down process that both parties have used to control the House in recent years.

Eric Boehm | 1.6.2023 1:25 PM

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Congress

With Congressional Gridlock, Americans Get a National Breather

A hobbled Congress isn’t a solution to our woes, but it’s a lot better than lawmakers set loose.

J.D. Tuccille | 11.28.2022 7:00 AM

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Future

Good News About Gridlock

Fans of limited government have a lot to be happy about. It's much harder to go big when you are constantly at risk of being told to go home.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 12.3.2020 6:00 AM

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Polls

Poll: 48 Percent of Voters Want Clinton—and 53 Percent Want Republicans to 'Check and Balance' Her

Does the public want divided government?

Jesse Walker | 10.17.2016 10:40 AM

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Politics

SOTU and the Cynical Call for Bipartisanship: Four Decades of B.S.

President Obama's call for putting aside partisanship and governing as "Americans" is one of the oldest and most dishonest cliches in politics.

Veronique de Rugy and Tad DeHaven | 1.21.2015 5:55 PM

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Politics

Thank Gridlock for Economic Turnaround

A political system is often at its best when it does nothing.

David Harsanyi | 1.2.2015 4:31 PM

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Reasontv

Katherine Mangu-Ward Debates Whether Gridlock is a Libertarian Victory or Not on Stossel

Reason Staff | 11.7.2014 2:52 PM

Politics

With a Big GOP Wave, Americans Voted for More Gridlock—And They Knew What They Wanted

J.D. Tuccille | 11.5.2014 1:24 AM

Politics

Brookings Moneyball Scores: Ted Cruz Most Efficient Senator, Ron Wyden and Rand Paul Most Effective

Reason Staff | 1.17.2014 8:44 AM

Politics

Brookings Moneyball Scores: Ted Cruz Most Efficient Senator, Ron Wyden and Rand Paul Most Effective

Emily Ekins | 1.15.2014 9:10 AM

Politics

Do-Nothing Congress? Americans Think Congress Passes Too Many Laws, Wrong Kinds of Legislation

Emily Ekins | 9.13.2013 2:22 PM

Politics

Do-Nothing Congress? Americans Think Congress Passes Too Many Laws, Wrong Kinds of Legislation

Emily Ekins | 9.13.2013 2:20 PM

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