Jeff Bergner Subscribe iTunes YouTube icon View By Chapter CH. 1 : Why Is Congress Dysfunctional? Bergner explains how Congress has encumbered itself with unhelpful rules and practices, and suggests reforms that might strengthen it. 00:15 - 28:14 CH. 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 CH. 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 View Transcript Download an Audio Podcast