Is government gridlock a serious problem? Government gridlock is a major impediment to solving America's problems / Congressional gridlock is good / Government gridlock reflects an increasingly dysfunctional political system / The case for gridlock / What are the causes of government gridlock? Divided government usually means gridlock / Too much bipartisanship is responsible for government dysfunction / The Tea Party is escalating political gridlock / The Tea Pary influence on American politics is waning / The role of partisan media / The rise of partisan media is not accountable for the growing political polarization / How should government gridlock be addressed? A viable third party would alleviate government gridlock / There are major obstacles to a viable third party in the United States / Changing the U.S. Constitution would reduce gridlock / Changing the U.S. Constitution would not reduce gridlock / Can this government be fixed? Three steps that might help / Congressional reform and "the people's house" / How will filibuster reform impact government gridlock. There needs to be filibuster reform to maintain a functioning democracy / Filibuster reform is a shortsighted and dangerous solution to the problem of gridlock / Filibuster reform is not enough to resolve U.S. Senate gridlock / Filibuster reform holds a long-term political advantage for Republicans / Filibuster reform does not benefit any party in the long run