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October 17, 2016
John McCain: Vote Republican if you want a legitimation crisis or the end of the filibuster, plus more Trumps.
October 17, 2016
Democrats Need to Get Ready to Run Washington
An unanticipated wave election could hand them the White House and both chambers of Congress. Are they prepared to govern?
May 21, 2015
Rand Paul's Fake Filibuster Was Nakedly Political. Good For Him.
February 12, 2015
To Fight Obama's Executive Amnesty, Republicans Should Kill the Filibuster
February 9, 2015
Democrats Hypocritically Claim They're Not Filibustering. They Should Follow Obama's Strategy Instead.
December 9, 2014
Mitch McConnell Has a Clever Strategy to Box In Obama and End Senate Gridlock. He Should Do It.
November 13, 2014
This Harry Reid Tweet Shows Why Democrats Will Be a Weak Opposition Party
November 6, 2014
McConnell Didn't Win Everything
The GOP political victory came with a steep price
November 5, 2014
National Review Says the GOP Senate Shouldn't Bother Governing. They're Right.
November 5, 2014
Democrats Should Use the Filibuster Ruthlessly Against the Republican Senate
November 3, 2014
The Supreme Court Will Be a Disaster If a Justice Dies During a Republican Congress
November 3, 2014
Why Passing Legislation Might Not Solve the GOP's Image Problem
The party's brand still needs some work
September 29, 2014
Killing the "Nuclear Option" Will Not Save the Senate. It Will Ruin Obama's Final Two Years.
August 12, 2014
The Liberal Fear of Obama's Executive Action Is Irrational
June 27, 2014
Republicans Have a Choice: Their Donors, Their Right-Wingers, or a Government Shutdown
June 26, 2014
The Supreme Court's Recess Appointment Ruling Should Petrify Democrats
January 15, 2014
The Filibuster Does Not Protect Minority Interests
And other reasons to reject supermajority requirements
November 22, 2013
GOP: Ending Filibusters Is Unconstitutional and Un-American—and We'll Do it, Too
November 22, 2013
Democrats Will Pay for Nuking the Filibuster. But They Would Have Paid, Anyway.
November 22, 2013
Nuking the Filibuster Is Great. Sanctimonious Beltway Types Just Won't Admit It.

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