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NEXT MONTHLY LIVESTREAM: Thursday August 5, Noon Eastern Time
Join Wolves and Sheep author Matt Kerbel for a live lunchtime discussion of the state of our politics on Thursday August 5 at Noon Eastern Time. Enjoy an outside-the-Beltway perspective on your favorite political topics and a chance to ask questions about the first months of the Biden administration, the state of the Republican Party, prospects for the sustained viability of the republic, and other light topics. Free to Wolves and Sheep Extra members. You can register here.
A New Governing Paradigm
Even if Democrats can’t come together on the details of an infrastructure plan, what happened in the Senate last week was historic.
Democracy Report Card: June 2021
The Biden administration faces a series of interdependent challenges to restore democratic norms and institutions. How are they doing?
NEW FEATURE: Wolves and Sheep Daybook
Wolves and Sheep Extra members already know why the celebrated bipartisan infrastructure agreement is neither bipartisan nor an agreement.
Just How Lopsided Is The Senate?
When you design an institution to represent states instead of people you get inequities that are hard to defend. So why would anyone think that allowing forty-one senators to block legislation is a way to promote bipartisanship?
Is This One Different?
It’s insanity to think the Republican filibuster of an investigation into the January 6 insurrection will be different from any other Republican filibuster. Or is it?
The Promise and the Lie
Liz Cheney was bounced from leadership because she was a constant reminder that the core promise of the Republican Party can only exist in fantasy.