To Block Or Not To Block: Obstruction In The Senate

When minority parties delay and obstruct legislation does the majority party end up passing bills that are more moderate? It’s a question that informs much of our political debate around dilatory tactics like the filibuster. University of Michigan Political Scientist, Christian Fong, has a paper that models this question and argues that these delay and obstruct abiliities lead to policies that are closer to what the median voter may want.