[Note: This post is a lot longer than I expected. It will probably be of interest to students taking an American politics course or, specifically, an interest groups course. As of 12/4/09 I don't have the bibliographic references listed, but will add later on.]
Concerns about groups in American politics date back at least to Madison’s (1787) concerns at the founding of the republic, when he warned against the danger of factions in our national politics. Read More »
The smack-down of David Broder continues today at Harper’s. Why is anyone still reading him, let alone citing him in Senate floor speeches?
Broder’s Healthcare
By Scott Horton
In a column on Sunday, the Washington Post’s David Broder explains to us that Harry Reid’s healthcare bill is a “budget-buster.” Broder’s latest bloviation even worked its way on to the floor of the Senate prepublication, as Mitch McConnell rushed to tout the latest recruit to the party of No. Harry Reid responded that Broder was “a retiree who writes a column once in a while.” But that was far too kind. [Read on at Harper's.org]
I’m going to do it. Anyone else want to become a master woodsmith with me?
