A Conversation with Dean Ben Vinson III, Gridlock, Can Congress Bridge the Partisan Divide?

Gridlock. It's a word that evokes images of frustration and paralysis. For Congress, gridlock has increasingly become business-as-usual. Partisanship and deep ideological polarization have stymied efforts to find compromise and solve the nation's most pressing problems. Sarah Binder, professor of political science and a senior fellow in at the Brookings Institution. She specializes in the study of Congress, political parties, and the causes and consequences of legislative gridlock.