How to Survive a Filibuster

The Doctor’s In

Isn’t it a bad idea to stand and talk for 21 hours without sleep? Dr. Kent Sepkowitz gives his diagnosis.

Published Sep. 26 2013 5:45AM EDT

articles/2013/09/26/this-is-your-body-on-a-filibuster/130925-sepkowitz-cruz-tease_iz9jyv — J. Scott Applewhite/AP

What do Tea Party darling Sen. Ted Cruz, droves of old-school Communist politburo members, and the straight-arrow, and therefore completely fictional, Sen. Jefferson Smith all have in common? They like to give long speeches.

Kent Sepkowitz

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How to Survive a Filibuster

Isn’t it a bad idea to stand and talk for 21 hours without sleep? Dr. Kent Sepkowitz gives his diagnosis.

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Kent Sepkowitz