We need to talk about Marjorie Taylor Greene and Washington’s broken incentives

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) attempt to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has little chance of succeeding. Donald Trump and even Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) have declined to rally to her side. One could argue, then, that the wise course of action would be to ignore it and starve her of the attention she’s clearly seeking. But in this case, that would be a missed opportunity for an important conversation.

Greene’s selfish charade has much to teach us about the broken incentives...