Politics and Sausage Making by Mark Strand
Politics and Sausage Making“If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made.” - Otto Von Bismark
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How the Filibuster Broke the “Greatest Deliberative Body in the World”
For most of my career, I defended the filibuster as a guardrail that forced the Senate to build bipartisan coalitions and moderate the House’s excesses. That is no longer how it works. Today, the filibuster has turned the Senate into a veto...
What is the difference between a President allowing a bill to become law and a pocket veto?
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The President is allowing the bipartisan housing bill to become law without his signature. Under Article I, Section 7, Clause 2 of the Constitution, if ten days (Sundays excepted) pass after a bill is presented and the Presi...
The Declaration and the Splendor of Truth
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Social Security’s Math No One Wants to Face
For most Americans, Social Security feels like a simple bargain: you pay in during your working years, and the government sends you a check in retirement. Politicians in both parties have reinforced that impression for decades, assuring vot...
The Semiquincentennial Choice
By Mark Strand
On July 4, 2026, Americans will once again gather under banners and beside monuments to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. We will hear the familiar words recited from courthouse steps and Ca...
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Past President of the Congressional Institute (2007-23), House and Senate Staff (1981-2007). Adj. Prof. of Legislative Affairs at George Washington Univ GSPM (2011-Now). Author of Surviving Inside Congress. 2017 Harvard Kennedy School IOP Fellow.
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