by jpitney | Jul 16, 2020 | Civility, Education
The 2020-2021 school year is approaching and The Be Kind People Project is equipping parents and teachers with the tools and programs they need to head back to school while facing a new normal in the classroom (or virtual classroom). The Be Kind People Project will...
by jpitney | Jul 15, 2020 | Journalism, Newspapers
Ken Doctor at Nieman: On Sunday, the board of the No. 2 newspaper chain in the United States picked the winner of its thinly attended auction: Chatham Asset Management should be the new owner of McClatchy. It is just a recommendation; bankruptcy Judge Michael...
by jpitney | Jul 14, 2020 | Congress, Coronavirus, Deliberation, Technology
Marci Harris, Claire Abernathy, and Kevin Esterling at Brookings: The chaos surrounding Congress’s switch to remote work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic laid bare weaknesses of Congress’s technical procedures and infrastructure, from its inability to hold...
by jpitney | Jul 13, 2020 | Electoral College, Supreme Court
Syllabus: CHIAFALO ET AL. v. WASHINGTON 591 U. S. ____ (2020) No. 19–465. Argued May 13, 2020—Decided July 6, 2020 Held: A State may enforce an elector’s pledge to support his party’s nominee—and the state voters’ choice—for President. Pp. 8–18. (a) Article II, §1...
by jpitney | Jul 12, 2020 | Immigration
In an 1869 speech in Boston, Frederick Douglass advocated the acceptance of Chinese immigration. Excerpts: I am especially to speak to you of the character and mission of the United States, with special reference to the question whether we are the better or the worse...
