In this podcast, congressional expert Sarah Binder explains why the Senate filibuster is a historical mistake. She talks about her research on Congress’s relationship with the Federal Reserve and addresses whether Congress is more polarized today than it has been in the past. Binder, a senior fellow in Governance Studies, is also a professor of political science at George Washington University and contributor to the Monkey Cage blog. 
Show notes:
• The Federal Reserve: Balancing Multiple Mandates (testimony by Alice Rivlin)• Boom! What the Senate Will Be Like When the Nuclear Dust Settles• Beyond the Horse Race to Lead the Fed• Droning on: Thoughts on the Rand Paul “Talking Filibuster”• Advice and Dissent: The Struggle to Shape the Federal Judiciary • The History of the Filibuster