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Bessette/Pitney’s AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS: DELIBERATION, DEMOCRACY AND CITIZENSHIP reviews the idea of "deliberative democracy." Building on the book, this blog offers insights, analysis, and facts about recent events.

Friday, April 4, 2025

California's Housing Failure

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Many posts have discussed differences among the states, with special emphasis on California and Texas . The High Cost of Producing Mul...

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Trade War Casualties

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. @The_Budget_Lab has already put out revenue, distributional, inflation, and GDP estimates of the tariffs from yesterday. -$3,800 hit to...

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Booker's Marathon Speech

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Victor Feldman at Roll Call : New Jersey Democrat Cory Booke r on Tuesday evening broke the record for the longest floor speech in the Senat...

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Injunction Junction

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Many posts have discussed the power of the courts . Miles's Law : where you stand depends on where you sit . Sophia Cai at Politico...

Monday, March 31, 2025

How Many Federal Crimes?

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In our chapter on bureaucracy , we quote James Madison's warning about " laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read , or so in...

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Long Term Deficit and Debt

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Many posts have discussed federal deficits and the federal debt . CBO, The Long-Term Budget Outlook: 2025 to 2055 . Debt In CBO’s pr...

Saturday, March 29, 2025

Rendering Innocent People

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The Trump administration is snatching people without due process . Mother Jones reporter Noah Lanard spoke with families of those detained ...

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