Op-Ed Contest Reminder

The Dreier Roundtable is pleased to announce an op-ed contest.  Entries should be in the form of an op-ed article, of the kinds that appear in newspapers. The op-ed may concern any issue in public affairs, broadly defined.  This site offers useful advice on how to...

Appropriations Breakdown

Molly E. Reynonds at The Washington Post: It is increasingly hard for members of Congress to use the appropriations process to achieve their legislative goals. In recent years, party leaders — often but not always working with pivotal committee chairs — have become...

Civility and Catholicism

Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service: Pope Francis has long recognized the ruptures along ideological lines that are occurring, threatening the unity of the society as well as the church. Throughout his papacy, the pope’s talks during weekly general audiences...