Is Congress Too Old?
Lee and James talk about the issue of gerontocracy in American politics.
Politics In Question
A podcast about how our political institutions are failing us and ideas for fixing them. Join hosts Lee Drutman, Julia Azari, and James Wallner, three lively experts on American political institutions and reform, as they imagine and argue over what American politics could look like if citizens questioned everything.
Politics In Question is a joint venture of New America and the R Street Institute.
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