Consulting the Public

Kevin Kosar and John Maxwell Hamilton at AEI: It is one thing to inveigh against the other side of the aisle, and quite another for individuals on the fringes to argue excluding the great mass of Americans from the political process. One way to organize such an...

A Young Turk Grows Up

Zach Warmbrodt and Eleanor Mueller at Politico: A young Patrick McHenry rose through the House GOP by bashing the government’s economic rescue plans in the wake of the global financial crisis. In 2008, the conservative North Carolinian — a self-described...

COVID Origins and Bipartisanship

At AP, Lisa Mascaro reports that the House unanimously passed legislation to declassify information on the origins of COVID. (h/t Jacob Smagula) “Transparency is a cornerstone of our democracy,” said Rep. Jim Himes, of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the Intelligence...

Savage Civility

Judy Kurtz at Yahoo: Ben Savage wouldn’t just add some star power to Congress, the “Boy Meets World” actor says — his House bid aims to get rid of the “negativity” in Washington. “It’s about doing good and it’s about doing the right thing,” Savage, who announced his...