Shutdown 2013

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    Secret Service in crisis, Boehner calls for ground troops against ISIS, Obamacare (and the shutdown) one year on:  US national blog round up for 27 September – 3 October

Secret Service in crisis, Boehner calls for ground troops against ISIS, Obamacare (and the shutdown) one year on:  US national blog round up for 27 September – 3 October

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USApp Managing Editor, Chris Gilson looks at the best in political blogging from around the Beltway. Our round-up of state blogs will follow on Saturday afternoon. 

President Obama, the Democratic Party, and the GOP 

On Sunday this week, The Daily Signal writes that President Obama has returned to the rhetoric of the last President, George W. Bush in his response to the […]

October 3rd, 2014|Blog round up, National, Shutdown 2013|0 Comments|
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In its duration, scope, and effects, the recent U.S. government funding gap was one of the most notable since fiscal year 1977.

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The recent U.S. government shutdown, which was the result of a ‘funding gap,’ was the 18th funding gap since fiscal year 1977. Jessica Tollestrup looks at funding gaps from a legislative point of view, writing that this instance was unusual in its length, that no regular appropriations bills were enacted prior to its beginning, and that it led to a […]

October 23rd, 2013|Jessica Tollestrup, Shutdown 2013|0 Comments|
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U.S. government shutdown ends – reaction from USApp experts, updated

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On Wednesday night Congress came to an agreement to end the US-government’s 16 day shutdown, and to raise the debt ceiling until at least early February. We asked our expert contributors for their immediate reactions to the agreement.  _ The political realities that brought about the government shutdown and the debt crisis have not changed – Joshua Huder – Georgetown University The […]

October 22nd, 2013|Alan E. Wiseman, Craig Volden, Dana E. Wittmer, Joshua Huder, Michele Swers, Rosalyn Cooperman, Roy Meyers, Shutdown 2013|1 Comment|
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In the aftermath of the shutdown, widespread grassroots support means that the Tea Party is far from over

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The Tea Party has taken much of the blame for the recent US government shutdown, with many commentators predicting that its influence is likely to be massively reduced. Cas Mudde argues that the Tea Party faction of the Republican Party is likely to continue; despite its likely diminishing funding from big business, it still enjoys a massive active base of […]

October 21st, 2013|Cas Mudde, Democracy and culture, Shutdown 2013|0 Comments|
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The end of the shutdown, Booker wins in New Jersey, and do Americans want a third party? – US blog round up for 12 – 18 October

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Chris Gilson looks at the best in political blogging from the Beltway and across the States.  Government shutdown and the debt ceiling  This week, the U.S. government shutdown continued along with the continuing threat that the country might reach, and exceed, its debt limit on the 17th.  On Saturday, The Hill’s Congress blog says that the shutdown has opened up […]

October 18th, 2013|Blog round up, Shutdown 2013|0 Comments|
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The shutdown is not the fault of the U.S. Constitution

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More than two weeks into the U.S. government’s shutdown, many commentators are blaming the U.S. Constitution, with its separation of powers, for the political gridlock over the government’s budget and the debt ceiling. Elvin Lim argues that the Tea Party’s factionalism is really at fault – a factionalism that was opposed by the Constitution’s framers. He writes that errant members […]

October 17th, 2013|Elections and party politics across the US, Elvin Lim, Shutdown 2013|1 Comment|
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Fearing a primary challenger from their own party in the next election, House representatives have little incentive to compromise on the budget.

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The current government shutdown has been marked by the near complete failure of Republicans and Democrats to communicate and negotiate towards a solution. Rosalyn Cooperman looks at the reasons behind this lack of communication, arguing that because the majority of Republicans and Democrats have relatively safe seats in the House of Representatives, they have little incentive to adopt a compromising […]

October 9th, 2013|Democracy and culture, Rosalyn Cooperman, Shutdown 2013|0 Comments|
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Polarization and political disagreement are an order of magnitude greater now than during previous U.S. government shutdowns.

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While the current U.S, government shutdown is not the first by any means, it is by far the most politically polarized, according to Marina Azzimonti. Using an index that measures the frequency of newspaper articles that report disagreements about fiscal policy, she finds that levels of political polarization in the current shutdown are four times the average value between 1981 […]

October 9th, 2013|Democracy and culture, Elections and party politics across the US, Marina Azzimonti, Shutdown 2013|1 Comment|
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The U.S. shutdown has a hefty international price tag

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This week, President Obama cancelled his appearance at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Bali, as well as some regional summits – a direct result of the U.S. government’s shutdown. Peter Trubowitz writes that domestic politics in America is constraining Obama’s ability to act on the international stage. If the deadlock over the government’s budget and the debt ceiling continues, then […]

October 8th, 2013|LSE Comment, Peter Trubowitz, Shutdown 2013, US foreign affairs and the North American neighbourhood|0 Comments|
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    In its opposition to the Affordable Care Act, the Tea Party is not defending the ideals of the founding fathers, but subverting them.

In its opposition to the Affordable Care Act, the Tea Party is not defending the ideals of the founding fathers, but subverting them.

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The U.S. government was set up with a system of checks and balances that would ensure that no one part of government would have an excessive amount of power. In light of the current government shutdown, Ethan Ilzetzki argues that there is no constitutional impediment to the U.S. Congress passing a budget, only the refusal of Republican House Speaker John […]

October 7th, 2013|Elections and party politics across the US, Ethan Ilzetzki, LSE Comment, Shutdown 2013|0 Comments|
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