by jpitney | Nov 29, 2019 | Freedom of Press, Uncategorized
From the Committee to Protect Journalists: The Saudi Arabian government must immediately end its arrest campaigns against journalists and free all those who have been jailed for their writing, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. From November 16 to 21,...
by jpitney | Nov 28, 2019 | Congress, Uncategorized
From the National Archives: On September 28, 1789, just before leaving for recess, the first Federal Congress passed a resolution asking that the President of the United States recommend to the nation a day of thanksgiving. A few days later, President George...
by jpitney | Nov 27, 2019 | Debt, Economic Policy, Uncategorized
At the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Scott A. Wolla and Kaitlyn Frerking have a paper titled “Making Sense of the National Debt.” The conclusion: The national debt is high by historical standards—and rising. People often assume that governments must...
by jpitney | Nov 25, 2019 | Europe, Foreign Policy, Uncategorized
Ripon Forum interview with former Senator, Ambassador, and DNI Dan Coats: I am a transatlanticist. Most of my former colleagues in Congress and government are as well, irrespective of any generational differences I mentioned above. No country, no matter how powerful,...
by jpitney | Nov 25, 2019 | Civility, Uncategorized
George W. Bush, Remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast, February 1, 2001: Faith is also important to the civility of our country. It teaches us not merely to tolerate one another but to respect one another, to show a regard for different views, and the courtesy to...
