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An Unhappy US Congress is Not a Good Congress

An Unhappy US Congress is Not a Good Congress

by | Oct 9, 2017 | Opinion

No one feels sorry for members of Congress. Nor should they, but we probably should care about their working conditions, which are pretty much awful right now: Congress scholar Josh Huder reacted with a blunt assessment: “Congress is a crap place to work. More...
The Consequences of Weak Crowd Numbers

The Consequences of Weak Crowd Numbers

by | Jan 26, 2017 | Opinion

When it comes to presidential popularity, perceptions can matter in less-than-intuitive ways. Anything that can affect perceptions might actually make a difference to whether a new president gets his way with Congress and to how his party fares in the midterm...