The folkways of Congress are eroding
Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Last week, the Brookings Institution hosted an online forum on a newly published book, “The Folkways of Congress: Legislating Norms in an Era of Conflict,” edited by Brian Alexander, an associate professor at Washington and Lee University. What was clear from the book and its authors is the extent to which Congress has changed dramatically over the last five decades, for better and, more recently, for the worse.
- ▪Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J.
- ▪Scott Applewhite) Last week, the Brookings Institution hosted an online forum on a newly published book, “The Folkways of Congress: Legislating Norms in an Era of Conflict,” edited by Brian Alexander, an associate professor at Washington an
- ▪What was clear from the book and its authors is the extent to which Congress has changed dramatically over the last five decades, for better and, more recently, for the worse.
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Opinion>Congress Blog>Congress Blog - Politics The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill The folkways of Congress are eroding Comments: by Don Wolfensberger, opinion contributor - 05/21/26 9:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Don Wolfensberger, opinion contributor - 05/21/26 9:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied A view of the U.S. Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Last week, the Brookings Institution hosted an online forum on a newly published book, “The Folkways of Congress: Legislating Norms in an Era of Conflict,” edited by Brian Alexander, an associate professor at Washington and Lee University.
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