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Law and Terror
Written by: Mark Obbie, Monday 14 July 2008 - 09:05 AM 
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A legal analyst argues for a novel solution to the legal wars over anti-terrorism policy: Congress doing its job.
E-mails to Congress Add Up, But to What?
Written by: Lee Drutman, Tuesday 08 July 2008 - 10:57 AM 0 Comments
The percentage of citizens contacting their members of Congress has more than doubled, but both groups view each other with "mutual skepticism." What should be done?
Is the House of Representatives Too Small?
Written by: Lee Drutman, Wednesday 14 May 2008 - 12:00 PM 4 Comments
The U.S. House of Representatives has been at 435 members since 1911, when the country was a third of its current population. Research suggests that districts may now be getting too big for adequate representation.
A Call to Reform Congress
Written by: Miller McCune Staff, Tuesday 06 May 2008 - 12:24 PM 0 Comments
"Changing Congress: Lessons Learned by a Copyright Activist," a presentation by Lawrence Lessig.
The Minority Legislative Gap
Written by: Lee Drutman, Wednesday 16 April 2008 - 14:48 PM 0 Comments
Despite increasing representation in the U.S. Congress, minority representatives still lag behind their white colleagues in legislative activity — and minority-majority districts set up to increase their power may contribute to the lag.
Clean the Tax Code
Written by: Martin Lobel, Tuesday 04 March 2008 - 12:06 PM 0 Comments
If we taxed corporations on the profit they report to shareholders, they’d lose the incentive to buy billion-dollar tax breaks from Congress.
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