HeyJaredKevin R. Kosar
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Congress Is Struggling to Govern. Are Electoral Incentives to Blame? (opens the original)
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Congress performs poorly by most measures, and a mere 15 percent of the public approves of our national legislature’s performance. The public’s discontent is understandable. Legislators have failed to debate and craft policies to address important issues such as immigration, healthcare, and housing affordability. This report examines whether electoral incentives are to blame for Congress’s performance. It first traces the constitutional design of congressional elections—two-year House terms, sta
Congress Is Struggling to Govern. Are Electoral Incentives to Blame? (opens the original)
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Few close observers of the US Congress would argue that it is performing well. Nor is the public impressed; the most recent Gallup poll finds that only 15 percent of Americans approve of the national legislature’s work. Partisanship seems to have left Congress unable to legislate on major national issues, and its oversight of the executive branch is increasingly politicized. Are incentives set by elections to blame? A new report by AEI’s Kevin R. Kosar and Scott Warren of the Johns Hopkins Unive
Why Is It Difficult for Congress to Take Action in Support of National Interests? (opens the original)
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Not long ago I got an email from Tom Edsall, the New York Times columnist. He asked me was, “Why is it difficult for Congress to take action in support of national interests?” I wrote him a lengthy reply, and he used some of it in his column, “What’s the Matter With Congress?” But I want to share my full response with you, dear reader, which I have edited for increased clarity and fleshed out. Read more at Kosar on Congress and Governance.
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