The movement to save democracy from threats is too quick to overlook the problems that have been present since the founding.
Executive Branch
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Biden Can Stop Playing Manchin’s Climate Game
Manchin is proposing a fossil fuel–friendly chair for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Instead, Biden could allow Democrats to regain control of FERC.
Posted inTAP
Biden’s Latest Initiatives Against Junk Fees
Today on TAP: Why did it take so long for other presidents to appreciate the power of these regulatory counterweights?
Posted inEconomic Policy
Banks: The Weak Spot in a Strong Recovery
The larger problem is feeble and captured regulation, resulting in multiple intra–executive branch fights.
Posted inPolitics
Donald Trump Is Plotting to Make Himself Dictator
His plan is to make the federal government his plaything, and many Republican elites are behind him.
Posted inEducation in America
The Biden Administration Begins Student Debt Relief Plan B
The path they have taken includes a potential lengthy negotiated rulemaking process.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Coming Storm of Fiscal Policy
How Democrats created a worse debt ceiling situation in 2025
Posted inPolitics
How to Cover a Presidential Campaign
Hollowing out government capacity and leveraging executive power to harm political enemies is at the heart of the Trump-DeSantis project. Will we hear about that?
Posted inEconomic Policy
The White House Wants a Debt Ceiling Deal
By opposing an injunction in the main lawsuit challenging the debt ceiling, the president has deliberately boxed himself into negotiations with legislative terrorists.
