Public Scholarship
Citations in National Media:
“Blue State Judicial Emergencies Surge as Trump Rushes GOP Picks.” Bloomberg Law Big Law Business, August 7, 2019.
“Even With Changes, McConnell May Struggle to Fill Trump Team.” Bloomberg Law, April 3, 2019.
“Lessons From Virginia's 7th Congressional District,” The Washington Post, November 8, 2018.
“After 50 Years of Republican Control, This Virginia House District Could Flip to the Democrats,” CNBC.com, November 1, 2018.
“Three Months In and Trumps Cabinet Already Has More 'No' Votes Than Any Other.” The Washington Post, February 7, 2017.
“Professor vs. Professor--Randolph-Macon Catches Election Fever.” The Hill. October 28, 2014.
“The Senate's Long Slide to Gridlock,” The New York Times, November 24, 2012.
“Polarized Politics, Confirmation Chaos,” The Washington Post, May 11, 2003.
Citations in Government Documents:
“The United States Senate: An Institutional Bibliography,” available on Senate.gov.
“Opinion and Order on the Constitutionality of the Federal Death Penalty Act,” United States of America v. Donald Fell, U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont.
“Senate Cloture Rule: Limitation of Debate in the Senate of the United States and Legislative History of Paragraph 2 of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the United States Senate (Cloture Rule),” Committee print, Committee on Rules and Administration, United States Senate.
“Congress and the Courts: Current Policy Issues,” CRS Report for Congress. September 20, 2005.
Public Scholarship:
“What Happened? In 2022 Senate elections, Republicans Snatched Defeat from the Jaws of Victory.” November 16, 2022. London: London School of Economics and Political Science American Politics and Policy Blog.
“Jan. 6 hearings show a democracy in crisis. Civic education can help.” The Monkey Cage, The Washington Post. June 28, 2022. (With Katherine M. Robaidek, Carah Ong Whaley, and John P. Forren.)
“With Breyer’s Retirement, Congress has lost its champion at the Supreme Court.” February 1, 2022. London: The London School of Economics and Political Science American Politics and Policy Blog.
“House committees are hearing from fewer witnesses. That hurts public policy.” The Monkey Cage, The Washington Post. January 28, 2022. (With John D. Rackey and Kevin R. Kosar).
“What Happened?: In Virginia’s 2021 gubernatorial election, increasing turnout for Republicans showed that campaigns still matter, and politics are still local.” London: London School of Economics and Political Science American Politics and Policy Blog. November 5, 2021.
“What Happened?: Georgia’s surprise Senate victories have shaped the early Biden presidency, but an uphill battle remains for the Democrats’ agenda.” London: London School of Economics and Political Science American Politics and Policy Blog.
“Reconsidering Legislative Appointment of Judges.” Virginia Capitol Connections Quarterly Magazine, December 9, 2020.
“Primary Primers: Why the Senate Filibuster is So Important in This Presidential Election.” London: London School of Economics American Politics and Policy Blog. October 22, 2020.
“Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death casts a shadow on the 2020 election—but nowhere more than on the Supreme Court itself.” London: London School of Economics and Political Science American Politics and Policy Blog. September 23, 2020.
“Despite past Congressional action on insider trading, Senators’ stock trades are still business as usual.” London: School of Economics and Political Science American Politics and Policy Blog. April 8, 2020.
“Why Things May Be Looking Up for Virginia’s Democrats as the General Assembly Elections Approach.” London: London School of Economics and Political Science American Politics and Policy Blog, October 10, 2019.
“A Review of the Second Amendment’s Origin and Interpretation.” Virginia Capitol Connections Quarterly Magazine. Fall 2019.
“Congressional Oversight (Of the Executive) is Dead; Long Live Congressional Oversight (Of the Judiciary).” LegBranch.com blog post, September 13, 2018.
“In Virginia, a Campaign for Governor in Trump’s Long Shadow.” London School of Economics and Political Science American Politics and Policy Blog, October 31, 2017.
“Going Nuclear Will Make Things Worse: Nixing the Filibuster Will Deepen Senate Partisanship.” In U.S. News and World Report (online edition). April 6, 2017.
“Why blocking Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination may be damaging for Democrats in the long term.” London School of Economics and Political Science American Politics and Policy Blog, February 2, 2017.
“The stakes are high in the looming fight to replace Justice Scalia on the Supreme Court.” London School of Economics and Political Science American Politics and Policy Blog, February 15, 2016.
~Reposted by Newsweek as “Replacing Scalia: Conservatives Have More to Lose by Delay,” February 16, 2016.
“Nuclear Fallout: Limiting the Filibuster has Led to More Delays.” London: London School of Economics and Political Science American Politics and Policy Blog, November 24, 2015. (With John D. Rackey).
“The Difficulties over Michael Boggs’ Confirmation in the Senate Have Been Made Worse by the Democrats’ Filibuster Reform.” London: London School of Economics and Political Science American Politics and Policy Blog. May 22, 2014.
“The Limits of Term Limits.” Virginia Capitol Connections. Spring 2014.
“The Real Danger of Harry Reid’s ‘Nuclear’ Rules Change in the Senate May Be the Fallout.” London School of Economics and Political Science American Politics and Policy Blog. November 23, 2013.
“The Filibuster is Dead…Long Live the Filibuster.” Foreign Affairs.com. February 4, 2013.
“Fixing the Filibuster: Why Its Easier Said Than Done.” ForeignAffairs.com, December 19, 2012.