The History Of Congress’ Decline

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Joseph Postell, an associate professor of politics at Hillsdale College and a visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation, joins Federalist to discuss why the shift away from party leaders made Congress more reliant on the administrative state and examine what it would take to rescue the legislative body from its weakened state. Read Postell's report "Congress in Limbo: A Brief Survey of the History of the U.S. Congress" here.