Twenty years ago this month, political scientists Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann wrote an influential article for Foreign Affairs magazine entitled “When Congress Checks Out.” The authors argued that, starting in the early 2000s, Congress had largely ceded its mandate to provide oversight of the executive branch, particularly on matters of war and foreign policy.
Center for Maritime Strategy
Matthew Reisener
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Twenty years ago this month, political scientists Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann wrote an influential article for Foreign Affairs magazine entitled “When Congress Checks Out.” The authors argued that, starting in the early 2000s, Congress had largely ceded its mandate to provide oversight of the executive branch, particularly on matters of war and foreign policy.
The full article is available at Seapower Magazine
Matthew Reisener, Senior National Security Advisor