by jpitney | Dec 14, 2020 | Journalism
From the Chicago Daily Herald: In normal times, the president’s signature on a bill that passed both houses of Congress on overwhelming voice votes would be a foregone conclusion. Considering that these are not exactly normal times in American politics and that...
by jpitney | Dec 13, 2020 | Civility
Jay McCall at The Arizona Daily Star: Civility is not just speech and action in the public arena. It is daily actions and speech respecting the personhood of individuals. Civility is a service of enhancing the lives of others. It improves relationships of family,...
by jpitney | Dec 12, 2020 | Elections, Presidency
President Bush’s concession: Well, here’s the way I see it. Here’s the way we see it and the country should see it, that the people have spoken. And we respect the majesty of the democratic system. I just called Governor Clinton over in Little...
by jpitney | Dec 11, 2020 | Journalism
Brooks DuBose at The Capital Gazette: An effort to honor slain journalists with a national memorial took a significant step forward Wednesday as Congress passed a bipartisan bill authorizing its planning and construction in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Senate approved...
by jpitney | Dec 10, 2020 | Congress, House of Representatives
Kevin Kosar at LegBranch.org: Fortunately, the work of increasing Congress’s capacity has been moving forward over the past five years, but slowly and in fits. The impetus began with the various individuals and groups that have participated in the Legislative Branch...
