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Read the archive   of Wattenberg's   syndicated column     The Battle of the Budget in Plain English The battle of the budget rages in Washington and it has a vocabulary of its own: CBO, OMB, baselines, entitlements, and ... more 1995: The Year in Ideas On this episode of Think Tank, renowned scholars analyze what some sources have deemed the consequential ideas of 1995. Discussion includes ... more   Rights and Wrongs of American Elections main page Rights and Wrongs of American Elections Aired 1/11/1996 During this election year, American democracy is once again under harsh scrutiny. Many voters are fed up with the tone, the cost, the length, and the unfairness of our elections. But is all the criticism warranted?   Read the full transcript   Stephen Hess     senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, author of Organizing the Presidency   Ronald Walters     director of the African American Leadership Institute at the University of Maryland, and author of "Freedom Is Not Enough: Black Voters, Black Candidates, and American Presidential Politics."   Michael Barone     author of Our Country: The Shaping of America from Roosevelt to Reagan, co-author of The Almanac of American Politics, senior writer at U.S. News and World Report   Michael Vlahos     senior fellow at the Progress and Freedom Foundation Originally Aired: 1/11/1996     Be sure to also check out: Here are some previous Think Tank programs that may be of interest. The Future of the Constitution, Part One   aired 7/6/2006 John Rawls   aired 3/9/2006 Congressional Corruption Cancer   aired 1/26/2006 Send us your thoughts Think Tank is made possible by generous support from the Smith Richardson Foundation, the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the John M. Olin Foundation, the Donner Canadian Foundation, the Dodge Jones Foundation, and Pfizer, Inc. ©Copyright Think Tank. All rights reserved.     Web development by Bean Creative.