by jpitney | Dec 26, 2019 | Civility, Deliberation, Uncategorized
Carolyn Lukensmeyer at MSN: With the right opportunities, Americans engage and hash out their political differences in respectful ways. Over the last seven years, the National Institute for Civil Discourse has held training sessions and forums, interacting with nearly...
by jpitney | Dec 25, 2019 | Congress, Dreier, House of Representatives, Uncategorized
Representative David Dreier (R-California), chair of the House Rules Committee, announced early in 2012 that he would retire from Congress at the end of his current term. Although it is common to criticize the institution, Dreier went out of his way to praise it: Now,...
by jpitney | Dec 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
From the Rose Institute: Rose Institute Board of Governors chair Ray Remy passed away on Saturday, December 21 at the age of 82. Ray served on the Rose Institute Board since 1990 and became chair in 2017. He was also a member of the Claremont McKenna College Board of...
by jpitney | Dec 23, 2019 | Civility, Congress, Uncategorized
Brian Alexander at LegBranch: In a forthcoming book on congressional norms I am writing, I argue that, despite what we may think about congressional dysfunction and partisan bickering, the norm of courtesy is surprisingly alive and relatively well in the modern...
by jpitney | Dec 22, 2019 | Journalism
David Dreier has written: The Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation was recently launched to build a memorial in Washington so that we never forget Khashoggi and others like him. The memorial will not include any names. Instead, it will be a testament to the...
