Section
The Union
Civic life and the machinery of self-government: how the Republic is actually run, between the elections and beneath the headlines.
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How a Bill Becomes Law, and Why It So Often Does Not
The path from an idea to a statute is longer, slower, and fuller of quiet exits than the civics diagram admits.
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What the Fourth of July Asked of Its Signers
The signers pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor, and left the rest of the work to us.
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The Quiet Machinery Between Elections
The ordinary machinery of councils, clerks, and commissioners decides most of what touches a citizen's day.