To so many Americans, Congress seems obsolete or useless. Why do we even bother with it? Why Congress offers a defense of Congress as the indispensable branch of government, alongside a compelling account of how the institution has become so dysfunctional. At its best in the mid-20th century, Congress solved immense challenges like civil rights, but Wallach's history shows how the subsequent rise of powerful leadership and the decline of committees have left Congress divided and decrepit. As society feels divided and politics feels gridlocked, Why Congress argues that only a revival of legislative deliberation can resolve our most pressing challenges.…mehr
To so many Americans, Congress seems obsolete or useless. Why do we even bother with it? Why Congress offers a defense of Congress as the indispensable branch of government, alongside a compelling account of how the institution has become so dysfunctional. At its best in the mid-20th century, Congress solved immense challenges like civil rights, but Wallach's history shows how the subsequent rise of powerful leadership and the decline of committees have left Congress divided and decrepit. As society feels divided and politics feels gridlocked, Why Congress argues that only a revival of legislative deliberation can resolve our most pressing challenges.
Philip A. Wallach is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he studies America's separation of powers, with a focus on regulatory policy issues and the relationship between Congress and the administrative state.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface 1. What Congress Alone Can Do Part I: When Congress Worked 2. Congress and World War II 3. The Achievement of Civil Rights Part II: Congress Transformed 4. Cacophony - The Reforms of the 1970s 5. Conservatives against Congress 6. The Triumph of Partisan Posturing over Politics Part III: The Costs of a Failing Congress 7. Failing to Compromise on Immigration 8. Congress and COVID: We Needed Leadership, They Gave us Cash Part IV: Three Futures for Congress 9. Decrepitude 10. Rubber Stamp 11. Revival Postscript: An Open Letter to America's Legislators
Preface 1. What Congress Alone Can Do Part I: When Congress Worked 2. Congress and World War II 3. The Achievement of Civil Rights Part II: Congress Transformed 4. Cacophony - The Reforms of the 1970s 5. Conservatives against Congress 6. The Triumph of Partisan Posturing over Politics Part III: The Costs of a Failing Congress 7. Failing to Compromise on Immigration 8. Congress and COVID: We Needed Leadership, They Gave us Cash Part IV: Three Futures for Congress 9. Decrepitude 10. Rubber Stamp 11. Revival Postscript: An Open Letter to America's Legislators
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