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Post by the Scribe on May 6, 2021 10:52:06 GMT
Adam Jentleson: “Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate" | SALT Talks #180
SALT
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Welcome to another episode of SALT Talks with host Anthony Scaramucci and guest, Adam Jentleson, Author of Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy.
In Kill Switch, Senate insider Adam Jentleson contends that far from reflecting the Framers’ vision, the Senate has been transformed over the decades by a tenacious minority of white conservatives. From John Calhoun in the mid-1800s to Mitch McConnell in the 2010s, their primary weapon has been the filibuster, or the requirement that most legislation secure the support of a supermajority of senators. Yet, as Jentleson reveals, the filibuster was not a feature of the original Senate and, in allowing a determined minority to gridlock the federal government, runs utterly counter to the Framers’ intent.
To learn more about this episode, including podcast transcripts and show notes, visit:
www.salt.org/talks
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Post by the Scribe on May 6, 2021 10:53:37 GMT
After Words with Adam Jentleson, "Kill Switch"
BookTV
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Adam Jentleson, who was deputy chief of staff for former Democratic Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), argues that the modernization of the Senate is damaging American democracy. He’s interviewed by Wall Street Journal congressional reporter Kristina Peterson.
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Post by the Scribe on May 6, 2021 10:54:44 GMT
Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate
dfwworld
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In Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate, former senate-insider Adam Jentleson takes a critical look at the history of the filibuster and how it has been used on the Senate floor.
Jentleson argues that the emergence of the filibuster has moved the Senate away from the founding fathers’ original vision for the legislative body by allowing individuals to “gridlock the federal government.”
By offering a glimpse into the backrooms of Capitol Hill, Jentleson argues that the greatest challenges of our era – “partisan polarization, dark money, and media-manufactured outrage” – are nowhere more prevalent than in the Senate.
Moderated by Matthew Wilson
Adam Jentleson is the former deputy chief of staff to Senator Harry Reid (D – Nevada, 1987-2017). He is currently the public affairs director at Democracy Forward, a legal services and public policy research organization in Washington, D.C. Jentleson is also a columnist for GQ and a political commentator on MSNBC.
Matthew Wilson, Director of the Center for Faith and Learning and Associate Professor of political science at Southern Methodist University and senior fellow of SMU’s John Tower Center and of the Italian Institute for International Political Studies. Wilson’s research focuses on public opinion, elections, representation, and the role of race and religion in domestic and foreign politics. He is the author of three books. Wilson is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Louisiana State University in political science and history and holds a Ph.D. in political science from Duke University.
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