Jeff Bergner February 23, 2019 (Episode 132)
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Chapter 1 : Why Is Congress Dysfunctional?
Bergner explains how Congress has encumbered itself with unhelpful rules and practices, and suggests reforms that might strengthen it.
0:15 - 28:14 -
Chapter 2 : Partisanship and Ideology
Congress in recent years has become more ideological and partisan and less able to craft effective legislation. Why? Bergner considers.
28:14 - 1:07:52 -
Chapter 3 : The Executive Branch
Kristol and Bergner discuss the relationship between the executive branch and Congress, and why the latter has ceded much of its Constitutional authority.
1:07:52 - 1:27:33