Events
Policy Gridlock: Is It the New Regular Order?
Is the dysfunction and policy gridlock in government simply a product of our polarized country politically, or a deeper symptom of a changing culture in Congress aimed more at gaining and holding political power than in producing good public policy for the country. Don Wolfensberger sees more signs of the latter taking place.
Will We Get the Government We Want Today?
November 7, 2006 By Don WolfensbergerRoll Call Contributing Writer
Congress and Homeland Security
It took nearly a year to resolve differences in creating a Department of Homeland Security --the biggest executive reorganizion in a half-century. This Congress Project seminar explored the interplay of politics and processes to address this new challenge as well as the outlook for the future.
Civility, Society, and Politics:Is There a Problem?
Remarks from a Drake University-Woodrow Wilson Center Seminar, September 19, 2007
Gun Amendment: Poison Pill or Silver Bullet?
How will the D.C. voting rights bill be affected by the gun amendment? Just look at recent history, explains Congress Project Director Don Wolfensberger in his bimonthly column from Roll Call.