In The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track (Oxford University Press, 2006), authors Norman J. Ornstein and Thomas E. Mann suggest that over the past fifteen years, Congress has seen the collapse of the deliberative process, the erosion of the regular...

This bookhighlights the costs of a malfunctioning Congress on national policymaking, and outlines what must be done to repair the damage.

Congress's ratings have been low all year, but the latest ones are positively dismal.

Americans have complained for years that their government is broken. This time they're right.

Can Congress be an effective independent player in a world where party interests are unified and magnified?

This hard-hitting book illuminates the priorities, governing tendencies, and leadership style of George W. Bush as he navigates a rocky second term.

Norman J. Ornstein reviews a recent book on the Jack Abramoff scandal.

Is it desirable or feasible to develop a regulatory framework that will prevent firms from becoming too big to fail or posing a risk of systemic harm?