Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy
Type: Book
As of November 2026, Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Ezra Klein Show (Nov 2026). Jentleson's prior book on Senate procedure and the filibuster; provides background to his arguments on reforming Senate rules.
Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy is a 2021 book by Adam Jentleson, a former aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. A history of gridlock in Congress, it is primarily a critique of the rise of the filibuster, which the author believes has caused a vetocracy during periods of Democratic Party rule by minority party Republican Party.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2026 on The Ezra Klein Show |
| Author | Adam Jentleson |
| Published | 2018 |
| Publisher | Liveright Publishing Corporation |
| Subjects | Political history / Institutional analysis, New York Times reviewed, United states, politics and government |
| ISBN | 9781631497780 |
| Genre | Political history / Institutional analysis, New York Times reviewed, United states, politics and government |
Who talks about Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy on podcasts?
Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2026 on The Ezra Klein Show.
What is Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy mentioned alongside?
Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy is most often mentioned alongside John Fetterman, Senate and Supermajority Thinking.
Mentioned together: John Fetterman, Senate, Supermajority Thinking, Adam Jentleson, Searchlight Institute, Harry Reid
Themes
Groups of names that keep coming up together in the conversations that mention Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy.
- Rob Sand and Obamacare: Rob Sand, Obamacare, Alyssa Slotkin, Senator Mark Warner, Fontana, Bobby Pulido
- Senate and Donald Trump: Senate, Donald Trump, Israel, Texas, Big-Tent Absolutism, Bernie Sanders
- Democratic Party and Ezra Klein: Democratic Party, Ezra Klein, Adam Jentleson, Supermajority Thinking, Republican Party, affordability
- Searchlight Institute and Universal Health Care: Searchlight Institute, Universal Health Care, Mitch McConnell, John Fetterman, Harry Reid
- Medicare for All and James Talarico: Medicare for All, James Talarico, Roy Cooper, Abdul El-Sayed, Zohran Mamdani
- Chuck Schumer and Heterodoxy: Chuck Schumer, Heterodoxy, Kansas, Adam Hamilton
Most often together
- Texas and Bernie Sanders: together in one episode that mention Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy
- Senate and Donald Trump: together in one episode that mention Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy
- Democratic Party and Republican Party: competes with
- Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden: together in one episode that mention Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy
- Texas and Joe Biden: together in one episode that mention Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy
- Texas and Israel: together in one episode that mention Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy
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