Don’t Despair the Survival of the Filibuster

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‌ ‌ ‌ Picks Of The Week Don’t Despair the Survival of the Filibuster Ezra Klein and others shouldn’t panic. There’s a way to make this work. By Bill Scher How Biden Can Make America More Scientific The case for a presidential social science council. By Barbara J. Risman Voter ID Laws Are Bad. But Some Are Better Than Others. Kentucky’s law benefitted from compromise and common sense. Here’s how I helped and what Joe Biden could learn from my experience. By Joshua A. Douglas Why Republicans Should Make Future Minimum Wage Hikes Automatic Mitt Romney figured this out two decades ago. Now we just need him to remember. By Timothy Noah The Facts About Biden’s Economic Agenda and the GOP’s Cynical Response Don’t believe the Republican hype. It’s a good plan that boosts incomes during the COVID crisis and paves a path to long-term prosperity. By Robert Shapiro Trump’s 1776 Commission: A Fable from the Future It’s the worst, most bonkers history lesson no one asked for: The former president’s pushback on The 1619 Project. A legal scholar’s imaginative look back. By Garrett Epps Why Political TV Shows Could Barely Survive the Trump Era It’s not easy being a television writer when fiction can’t compete with reality. By Gabby Birenbaum The Lessons of the Alcee Hastings Impeachment From deciding who presides to determining punishment, the Florida congressman’s case from the 1980s is instructive as the second Trump impeachment trial approaches. By Martin Longman What Next for Scotland?  A conversation with a top official of the Scottish National Party on Brexit, the pandemic, and independence. By James Walker Look Who Else Doesn’t Like Vote by Mail  Amazon is trying to block its workers from casting mail-in ballots for an upcoming union election. By Timothy Noah The Death of the Republican Establishment With Senator Rob Portman’s retirement, the more genteel, northern wing of the GOP keeps shrinking. By Chris Matthews From the Magazine The Brutality of Boyhood Parenting in the age of #MeToo.  By Sarah P. Weeldreyer Support the Washington Monthly Help us stay ahead of the game when it comes to the big ideas that will make or break the fortunes of American liberalism in 2021 and beyond. Please consider making a donation or subscribing to our print magazine. © 2020 Washington Monthly, wholly owned by Washington Monthly Corporation, a District of Columbia 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Washington Monthly trademark is registered in U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Washington Monthly 1200 18th Street NW, Suite 330 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-955-9010 Fax: 202-955-9011

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