A Conversation with Dean Ben Vinson III, Gridlock, Can Congress Bridge the Partisan Divide?
Gridlock. It's a word that evokes images of frustration and paralysis. For Congress, gridlock has increasingly become business-as-usual. Partisanship and deep ideological polarization have stymied efforts to find compromise and solve the nation's most pressing problems.
Here with me today to discuss the gridlock dilemma is Sarah Binder, professor of political science at Columbian College and a senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. She specializes in the study of Congress, political parties, and the causes and consequences of legislative gridlock.
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