What is Bipartisanship, Really?

Article was originally published on ChangeRoots. Simply put, bipartisanship is working with the other party to get something done. It’s opposite, partisanship, is working only to get done what your party wants, at the expense of the other party. Zero-Sum Partisans Partisans believe the world is zero-sum, meaning they believe there is a fixed amount […]

Secret memo shows surprising bipartisanship during the Watergate succession crisis

File photo/AP On the Saturday Night Massacre of Oct. 20, 1973, former President Richard Nixon ordered the firing of independent special prosecutor Archibald Cox. Just days after, Democratic sage Ted Sorensen sent House Speaker Carl Albert a 19-page secret memo to help him prepare for the possibility of becoming president. While most of the memo […]

Bipartisanship in Congress quickly eroded after baseball shooting

REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Days after House Speaker Paul Ryan declared “we are united” after a gunman targeted Republican lawmakers, the bright light of bipartisanship that was welcomed by both parties started fading, and was steadily being replaced by the usual partisan bickering. The shooting shocked Republicans and Democrats alike, and Wednesday was filled with pictures of […]