Appraising Congress -- Conclusions

A followup to Monday's discussion of Sterling and political influence

Pew looked at 2013:



But note caveats from David Mayhew

Matt Grossmann:  legislative activism bends toward liberalism

Economics and "broken government"

Is the problem a lack of public consensus?

A December survey:



The trouble is that people want to cut what is shrinking and preserve what is growing:

Checking and Balancing:

Secret laws