Research and Commentary

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

May 23, 2013, Sarah A. Binder

Droning on: Thoughts on the Rand Paul “Talking Filibuster”

March 7, 2013, Sarah A. Binder

Thoughts on the Hagel Filibuster and its Political Implications

February 14, 2013, Sarah A. Binder

Take a Little, Give a Little: The Senate's Effort at Filibuster Reform

January 24, 2013, Sarah A. Binder

Reforming the Senate at a Snail’s Pace

December 30, 2012, Sarah A. Binder

Make Voting Mandatory and Filibusters Extinct

November 30, 2012, Thomas E. Mann

Three Reforms to Unstick the Senate

November 29, 2012, Sarah A. Binder

“Accelerated Regular Order” — Could it Lead the Parties to a Grand Bargain?

October 19, 2012, Sarah A. Binder

What Senators Need to Know about Filibuster Reform

December 2, 2010, Sarah A. Binder, Gregory Koger, Thomas E. Mann, Norman Ornstein, Eric Schickler, Barbara Sinclair, Steven S. Smith and Gregory J. Wawro

The Negative Impact of the Use of Filibusters and Holds

June 23, 2010, Thomas E. Mann

@ Brookings Podcast: The Senate Filibuster

May 28, 2010, Sarah A. Binder

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The History of the Filibuster

April 22, 2010, Sarah A. Binder

Truth and Reconciliation: Sidestepping the Filibuster

April 20, 2009, Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein and Molly Reynolds

Gridlock on Capitol Hill

October 20, 2007, Sarah A. Binder

Filibusters Are Only Half the Problem

June 3, 2005, Paul C. Light

The Senate Judicial Compromise

May 24, 2005, Thomas E. Mann

Learning From Filibusters Past

May 18, 2005, Sarah A. Binder

The Filibuster Debate

May 16, 2005, Sarah A. Binder

Filibusters: Two Wrongs Won't Make Things Right

May 7, 2005, Stuart S. Taylor, Jr.

The History and Use of Filibusters in the U.S. Senate

April 5, 2005, Sarah A. Binder

Senate Rules Changes: Filibustering of Judicial Nominees

March 30, 2005, E.J. Dionne, , Jr.

This Battle Isn't New: The Filibustering of Judicial Nominations

March 6, 2005, Sarah A. Binder and Steven Smith

The 'Nuclear' Option for Ending Filibusters

January 4, 2005, Sarah A. Binder

The Difficulty of Reforming Senate "Holds"

June 17, 2003, Sarah A. Binder

Filibusters a Great American Tradition

May 25, 2003, Sarah A. Binder and Steven S. Smith