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Jeff Bergner February 23, 2019 (Episode 132)

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  • chapter 1 thumbnail

    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
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    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
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    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
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