Listening

by | Feb 3, 2020 | Deliberation

Astra Taylor at The New Yorker: The idea that the right to listen to one another should be defended in a democracy seems strange. That’s probably because we lack a shared vocabulary or framework for understanding listening as a political act. We pay lip service to the...

Spending by the Legislative Branch

by | Feb 2, 2020 | Appropriations, Congress

First Branch Forecast: Every year Congress determines exactly how much money will be made available to the Legislative Branch and the purpose for which it can be spent. The Legislative Branch Appropriations bills directs congressional spending, line-item by line-item...

Civility in a Senate Committee

by | Feb 1, 2020 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, Veterans

Rory E. Riley-Topping at The Hill: At a time when partisan bickering has become the norm on Capitol Hill…a showing of bipartisanship and civility there deserves mention. Enter the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led by new Chairman Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)...