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How much trouble is Speaker Johnson in?
Johnson is likely to survive this Congress, but the speakership is not the secure position it once was.
 • Matthew N. Green
Lessons from the longest shutdown ever
What I got wrong and (arguably) got right
 • Matthew N. Green
Are Members of Congress Pushing Back against President Trump? Part III
Explaining GOP Resistance
 • Matthew N. Green
You love me. You hate me. I'm the Ross & Rachel of Capitol Hill.
The Senate filibuster is adored when parties are in the minority and despised when parties are in the majority. If the filibuster could talk, it wants…
 • Gregory Koger
Not the hill to die on
A government shutdown would not stop Trump or restore legislative democracy.
 • Matthew N. Green
Ambition motivates Gavin Newsom. According to the Founders, that’s actually good.
The US system was designed to keep power in check by pitting the politically ambitious against one another.
 • Jacob Smith
Democrats and Republicans Disagree about What Makes a Winner
Democrats tend to think Republicans win when they moderate their position; Republicans tend to think they win when they turn out the base. Both are…
 • Barry C. Burden
Mischiefs of Faction
Mischiefs of Faction
A political science blog focused on analysis of current events, managed by professors Jennifer N. Victor (George Mason U.) and Matthew N. Green (Catholic U.), editors-in-chief. Our staff list is dynamic. Pitch us: https://forms.gle/HCxBBCM7wcauG6JK6
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