January 30, 2018

Matthew Green, professor, politics, was referenced in a Washington Examiner story on Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.

... Matthew Green, a professor of politics at Catholic University who researches congressional dynamics, noted that past speakers, such as Democrat Tip O’Neill, have used a similar approach. It's called “the politics of inclusion,” a way to try to manage the differences inherent in any political coalition.

But the dynamic Ryan faces is new, in Green’s estimation, because “you have a well-organized faction, not sort of toward the center, but toward the extreme wing of a party. And one that is willing to vote against the leadership on major bills.” ...

Continue reading in the Examiner.