A Journal of Ideas

Filibuster

Playing for Keeps

People forget that Nevada, purple today, was once a pretty bright shade of red. Then Harry Reid came along.

By Joan Walsh

The Closing of the Senate

Yes, the filibuster is the big issue, but the factors contributing to the Senate's dysfunction are numerous.

By Mark Schmitt

Filibusted

How do you solve a problem like the Senate?

By Julian E. Zelizer