Scott Baker

Mar 12, 2025 | theconversation.com | Matt Williams |Jay L. Zagorsky |Laurel Harbridge-Yong |Morten Wendelbo |Scott Baker |Susannah Bruns Ali

Brinkmanship, a political scramble to keep the lights on in Washington and finger-pointing over who is to the blame – we’ve been here before, right? The threat of government shutdowns seems to be a regular feature of modern American politics.

Mar 4, 2024 | theconversation.com | Scott Baker

When the U.S. government shuts down, the immediate and most visible impact is a rupture in its day-to-day operations. For example, many national museums and parks are closed, immigration hearings are postponed and the Food and Drug Administration isn’t doing routine inspections of domestic food-processing facilities. But beyond these functions and the individual workers and families affected, could a short or lengthy shutdown affect the broader U.S. economy as well?

Mar 4, 2024 | morningsentinel.com | Scott Baker

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