Wright undermined the very basis of his local popularity—the decentralized nature of the House—by supporting reforms that gave power to the party leaders.
Joseph Postell
Johnathan O'Neill and Joseph Postell respond to Bruce Frohnen's review of their American Conservatism, 1900-1930.
Let’s not forget, Gingrich’s GOP takeover of the House had an important precursor: the House Democrats’ hard left turn of the mid-1970s.
Willmoore Kendall and George Carey showed that the best way to reconcile majority rule and justice was to produce and sustain a virtuous majority.
