Kevin R. Kosar
Contributor at Freelance
Host and Editor at Understanding Congress
Senior Fellow at American Enterprise Institute
Thinktanker/@aei. Editor of https://t.co/m3iDDhOBUG Last book: Congress Overwhelmed: Congressional Capacity & the Prospects for Reform. Tweets & typos = mine.
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5 days ago |
understandingcongress.org | Kevin R. Kosar
Jay Cost, How Congress Lost, Part VII: The Ambiguous Legacy of Andrew Jackson , American Enterprise Institute, May 2025. Unlike his predecessors, President Andrew Jackson viewed himself as the voice of the people and not merely an executive who must “”take care that the laws be faithfully executed” (article III, section 3). Cost argues Jackson’s power plays briefly expanded presidential power but then met with pushback. Over the long run, however, American presidents became increasingly Jacksonian.
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5 days ago |
aei.org | Kevin R. Kosar |Gabe Fleisher
The topic of this episode is, “Is Congress getting anything done?”The 119th Congress convened in early January. Months have gone by, and there are lots of things happening in Washington, DC. But is it all being done by President Donald J. Trump? Is Congress itself doing anything? Gabe Fleisher is here to help us answer that latter question. He is the creator and editor of the must-read publication, Wake Up to Politics.
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6 days ago |
beveragesbooksandmore.substack.com | Kevin R. Kosar
Richard had not planned to write a book on rum. Yet he did, and in the process became a fan of the spirit and its wild, seafaring, and intensely political history. I was delighted when he came to Washington, DC. We met at a bar on Capitol Hill, not far from the Library of Congress. You can learn more about Richard’s writings and enthusiasms at RichardFoss.com. Buy a copy of Rum: A Global History (Reaktion, 2012)(Recorded 6/21/2012)Beverages, Books, and More is a reader-supported publication.
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1 week ago |
aei.org | Kevin R. Kosar
I like a lot of the Kite and Key videos being created. They are clever, funny, and do a good job of making complex government topics cognizable in 10 minutes or fewer. You should check them out!This new one on earmarks, however, made me grit my teeth a little. It’s clever, but the analyses is a little skewed and it little helps viewers understand why federal dollars flow to localities.
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1 week ago |
kevinrkosar.substack.com | Kevin R. Kosar
I like a lot of the Kite and Key videos being created. They are clever, funny, and do a good job of making complex government topics cognizable in 10 minutes or fewer. You should check them out!This new one on earmarks, however, made me grit my teeth a little. It’s clever, but the analyses is a little skewed and it little helps viewers understand why federal dollars flow to localities.
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"Because the Congress did away with all home state local projects in an extended government funding package approved back in March, the Army Corps had to decide what to fund. And the White House budget office made sure that California did not benefit." https://t.co/5kBAxLW3Ef
The Trump administration claims in a court filing that the Library of Congress is an executive branch agency.
NEW: In Memorial Day court filing, Trump Administration defends its firing of the Librarian of Congress and the appointment of Trump’s former defense lawyer to serve as acting Librarian: “Library of Congress is not an autonomous organization free from political supervision” https://t.co/GY01db8rXc
ICYMI: I chat with Derek Brown, the drinks wizard who created famed venues like Columbia Room and The Pilot, about a new drinks trend. Watch it: https://t.co/vXPpjDqdAJ https://t.co/JsHzYU0rVR
