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The Politics of Herding Cats: When Congressional Leaders Fail (Review)
The Politics of Herding Cats: When Congressional Leaders Fail (Review)
Book ReviewsJames WallnerAugust 29, 2023Congress, Legislative Leaders, LeadershipComment
Hannah Arendt, Isaiah Berlin: Freedom, Politics and Humanity (Review)
Hannah Arendt, Isaiah Berlin: Freedom, Politics and Humanity (Review)
Book ReviewsJames WallnerJune 9, 2022Hannah Arendt, Political Theory, Isaiah BerlinComment
Francis Lieber and the Scientific Study of Legislative Politics
Francis Lieber and the Scientific Study of Legislative Politics
White PapersJames WallnerDecember 15, 2020Congress, Polarization, Legislative Studies, Francis LieberComment
On Parliamentary War: Partisan Conflict and Procedural Change in the U.S. Senate (paperback edition with a new preface)
On Parliamentary War: Partisan Conflict and Procedural Change in the U.S. Senate (paperback edition with a new preface)
BooksJames WallnerSeptember 22, 2020SenateComment
The Human Condition (Review)
The Human Condition (Review)
Book ReviewsJames WallnerMay 26, 2020Hannah Arendt, Political TheoryComment
The Death of Deliberation: Gridlock and the Politics of Effort
The Death of Deliberation: Gridlock and the Politics of Effort
BooksJames WallnerNovember 21, 2019The Death of Deliberation, Gridlock, Politics of EffortComment
A Dynamic Relationship: How Congress and the President Shape Foreign Policy
A Dynamic Relationship: How Congress and the President Shape Foreign Policy
White PapersJames WallnerNovember 21, 2019Separation of Powers, Foreign PolicyComment
The People Themselves: Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review (Review)
The People Themselves: Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review (Review)
Book ReviewsJames WallnerOctober 22, 2019Popular constitutionalism, judicial reviewComment
Choosing the Leader: Leadership Elections in the U.S. House of Representatives (Review)
Choosing the Leader: Leadership Elections in the U.S. House of Representatives (Review)
Book ReviewsJames WallnerJune 25, 2019Legislative Leaders, Congress, Party LeadersComment
Post-Cloture Debate Time For Presidential Nominations
Post-Cloture Debate Time For Presidential Nominations
White PapersJames WallnerMarch 14, 2019Confirmation Process, Senate Rule XXIIComment
Section 232 Reform
Section 232 Reform
White PapersJames WallnerFebruary 21, 2019TradeComment
Review of The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War by Joanne B. Freeman
Review of The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War by Joanne B. Freeman
Book ReviewsJames WallnerJanuary 9, 2019Congress, congressional violence, politicsComment
Forcing Votes
Forcing Votes
White PapersJames WallnerNovember 1, 2018Senate, Motion to Proceed, Third-Degree Amendments, Amendment ProcessComment
Anticipating Trouble: Congressional Primaries and Incumbent Behavior
Anticipating Trouble: Congressional Primaries and Incumbent Behavior
White PapersJames WallnerOctober 1, 2018Elections, Primary ContestsComment
Review of Exceptions to the Rule: The Politics of Filibuster Reform in the Senate
Review of Exceptions to the Rule: The Politics of Filibuster Reform in the Senate
Book ReviewsJames WallnerNovember 30, 2017Budget Process Comment
A Beginner's Guide to the Senate's Rules
A Beginner's Guide to the Senate's Rules
White PapersJames WallnerSeptember 15, 2017Senate Rules, PrimerComment
Review of Is Congress Broken? The Virtues and Defects of Partisanship and Gridlock
Review of Is Congress Broken? The Virtues and Defects of Partisanship and Gridlock
Book ReviewsJames WallnerSeptember 12, 2017Congress, congressional reformComment
Historical Development of the Senate's Amendment Process
Historical Development of the Senate's Amendment Process
White PapersJames WallnerSeptember 1, 2017Senate, Amendment ProcessComment
On Parliamentary War
On Parliamentary War
BooksJames WallnerApril 5, 2017SenateComment
A Parliamentary Guide to Enforcing the Byrd Rule in the Reconciliation Process
A Parliamentary Guide to Enforcing the Byrd Rule in the Reconciliation Process
White PapersJames WallnerMarch 23, 2017Budget Reconciliation, Byrd Rule Comment
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