What, Precisely, Is the Key to Congressional Reform?

June 22, 2017 · magazine_repost, Books and Art, Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash

In DC Confidential, New York Law School professor David Schoenbrod describes how Congress degenerated from a responsible legislature, one that took responsibility for difficult decisions, to a body continually looking to dodge blame. The book is an absolute delight. Schoenbrod begins with an…

Cover Your Acts

June 16, 2017 · Books and Art, Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash, book reviews

In DC Confidential, New York Law School professor David Schoenbrod describes how Congress degenerated from a responsible legislature, one that took responsibility for difficult decisions, to a body continually looking to dodge blame. The book is an absolute delight. Schoenbrod begins with an…