Government in Crisis, in Context
The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 8, 2013
As Tea Party Republicans insist that Obamacare be defunded or delayed, government has ground to a halt. What do we make of this moment in historical context? Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and the author of Governing America: The Revival of Political History (Princeton University Press, 2012) discusses the history of shutdowns, inter-party schisms, and other moments of crisis.
Reading List: Putting the Shutdown Crisis in Context
- Zelizer (CNN): Reforming Congress
- John Judis (New Republic): One of the Worst In American History
- Matthew Yglesias (Slate): Structural Problems in US Democracy
- John Cassidy (New Yorker): Defying Description
- Washington Post: History of Government Shutdowns
