Matt Gaetz Is Half Right
The House leadership model is obsolete. But Gaetz is part of the problem.
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Douliery / AFP / Getty Kyrsten Sinema and the Myth of Political Independence
Pretending to be independent in a partisan system won’t improve America’s politics. But more parties might.
Erik Carter / The Atlantic; Getty America Is Now the Divided Republic the Framers Feared
John Adams worried that “a division of the republic into two great parties … is to be dreaded as the great political evil.” And that’s exactly what has come to pass.
Katie Martin / The Atlantic Why the White House's Secrecy Over Visitor Logs Isn't a Crisis
Had the Trump administration decided to voluntarily release them, officials still would have had free rein to conceal meetings they didn’t want the public to know about.
Saul Loeb / Getty Images How Corporate Lobbyists Conquered American Democracy
Business didn't always have so much power in Washington.
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Why Congress Relies on Lobbyists Instead of Thinking for Itself
Its lack of long-term expertise forces legislators to rely on special interests, or defer to bureaucrats, instead of making independent decisions.
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/The Atlantic More Campaign Spending From More People
Many election finance reformers focus on spending limits, but encouraging small donors might be a more realistic—and fairer—option.
