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Kill Switch
The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy
Adam Jentleson
2021
Boni and Liveright
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Book Review
No, John C. Calhoun Didn’t Invent the Filibuster
As convenient as it might be to blame the filibuster on the famous defender of slavery, the historical record is much messier.
by
Robert Elder
via
The Bulwark
on
September 20, 2021
Book Review
Can the Senate Restore Majority Rule?
The filibuster, invented to uphold slavery, must be eliminated if Democrats hope to deliver progressive legislation.
by
Michael Tomasky
via
New York Review of Books
on
March 11, 2021
