Kosar on Congress and Governance
Kevin R. KosarMy takes on Congress and governance. I have been studying and writing about American governance for 30 years. Please also check out my Understanding Congress Podcast: https://www.understandingcongress.org/podcasts/
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The House Modernization Effort Grinds On
Reforming institutions is hard, especially when the institution is one that faces no competitive pressures from the market. Congress’s performance has suffered from anachronistic policies, processes, and technology.
But too often overlooke...
Unorthodox Lawmaking Supersedes the School House Rock "I'm Just a Bill" Process
“I’m just a bill.” Those of us of a certain age remember that School House Rock tune cheerfully explaining the orthodox lawmaking process. A legislator introduces a bill, which gets referred to committee, marked up, then reported, and then...
We Mismeasure Congress's Productivity By Counting Laws
Source: New York Times.
It is only a matter of time before the media start publishing stories about how unproductive the 119th US Congress has been. Figures will be made showing this Congress enacted fewer laws than the previous Congress,...
Government Project: Why We Revived This Lost Classic
Buy it.
Not terribly long ago, I partnered with AEI Press to revive a lost classic book, Government Project by the great social scientist Edward C. Banfield (1916-1999). The book was published in 1951, and had been out of print for decades...
Is the Postal Service Doomed?
The Government Accountability Office’s David Marroni explains to Congress just how bad the USPS’s finances are. March 17, 2026. Source: YouTube.com.
The House’s subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing in March titled, “Oversig...
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