Governance Studies

Banning Filibusters: Is Nuclear Winter Coming to the Senate this Summer?

May 23, 2013, Sarah A. Binder

The Do-little House of Representatives: Why so Little legislating?

April 4, 2013, Sarah A. Binder

Are the Days of the Hastert Rule Numbered? Some Caution in Reading the House

March 1, 2013, Sarah A. Binder

Would Congress Care if the Federal Reserve Lost Money? A Lesson from History

February 26, 2013, Sarah A. Binder

Sequestration Stalemate: Some More Considerations

February 26, 2013, Sarah A. Binder

Thoughts on the Hagel Filibuster and its Political Implications

February 14, 2013, Sarah A. Binder

Brookings Expert Roundtable on President Obama’s State of the Union Priorities

February 7, 2013, Sarah A. Binder, William A. Galston, Ron Haskins and Thomas E. Mann

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Oh 113th Congress Hastert Rule, We Hardly Knew Ye!

January 17, 2013, Sarah A. Binder

A Congress Nerd’s Super Bowl: Watching the Fiscal Cliff Game

January 2, 2013, Sarah A. Binder

Reforming the Senate at a Snail’s Pace

December 30, 2012, Sarah A. Binder

Three Reforms to Unstick the Senate

November 29, 2012, Sarah A. Binder

Will Congress Heed the Voters in the Lame Duck Session?

October 3, 2012, Sarah A. Binder

The Depressing Logic of Reform’s Bad Prospects

July 24, 2012, Sarah A. Binder

Hail to the Chief (John Roberts, That Is): Thoughts on the Legislative Implications of Today’s Ruling

June 28, 2012, Sarah A. Binder

Is Bernanke’s Fed Poised to do More for the Economy?

June 20, 2012, Sarah A. Binder

Confirming by Supermajority: Another Look at Today’s Fed Nominations

May 17, 2012, Sarah A. Binder

Is President Obama Playing Fair? Examining Richard Cordray's Recess Appointment

January 4, 2012, Sarah A. Binder

Through the Looking Glass, Darkly: What Has Become of the Senate?

Volume 9: Issue 4, Article 2. 2011, Sarah A. Binder

Where Have All the Conference Committees Gone?

December 21, 2011, Sarah A. Binder

Did the U.S. Senate Just Go Nuclear?

October 7, 2011, Sarah A. Binder

Speaker Boehner’s Spending Bill Dilemma

September 22, 2011, Sarah A. Binder

Will the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Succeed?

August 1, 2011, Sarah A. Binder

Is This Really the Worst Congress Ever?

July 27, 2011, Sarah A. Binder

Congressional Super Committees: How Super Are They in Resolving the Budget Deficit Debate?

July 26, 2011, Sarah A. Binder

The Procedural Side of Senator Mitch McConnell’s Debt Ceiling Fix

July 13, 2011, Sarah A. Binder