The American political system contains a number of features that enable minorities to thwart majorities. One of these is a procedure called the filibuster, whereby a single U.S. Senator can delay legislation until a super majority of Senators votes to override it.

Howard Green explained the development of the filibuster, considered its current implications, and discussed the pros and cons of eliminating it.

Historian Howard Green spent most of his career at the New Jersey Historical Commission; he also taught at a number of New Jersey colleges and universities. He has written or edited a few books and a handful of scholarly articles, curated museum exhibitions, and conducted countless oral-history interviews.