How A Faction Freezes the House
How intra-party hardliners and the institutional incentives behind them turn a handful of votes into legislative paralysis across the House.
Optimized for books about Books explaining how small Republican factions use procedural obstruction to stall legislation and why Congress is so prone to dysfunction..
Fools on the HillDana MilbankDana Milbank’s on-the-ground reporting analyzes the chaos and incompetence in the current Republican House that...Shelf signal: Congress & Legislatures
It's Even Worse Than It LooksThomas E. Mann, Norman J. OrnsteinMann and Ornstein explain the structural hyperpartisanship and breakdown of compromise that lets small factions...Shelf signal: Congress & Legislatures
RenegadeAdam Kinzinger, Michael D'AntonioAdam Kinzinger’s memoir offers an insider perspective on factional fights inside the GOP and the pressures that produce...Shelf signal: Political Lives
Hiding in Plain SightSarah KendziorSarah Kendzior traces broader decay in democratic norms and political culture that helps explain why hardline maneuvers...Shelf signal: Political Commentary
Party of the PeoplePatrick RuffiniPatrick Ruffini examines Republican realignment and populist organizing that underpin hard-liner leverage over party...Shelf signal: Political Parties
PrequelRachel MaddowRachel Maddow provides historical context on threats to democratic institutions that situates a legislative blockade...Shelf signal: 20th-Century America