by jpitney | Oct 17, 2021 | Crime, Police
The Future of Policing Claremont McKenna College, Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum Wed, October 20, 2021 The debate on policing has generated heated discussions and strong reactions nationwide. Questions like: Are cops detrimental to the welfare of racial minorities?...
by jpitney | Oct 16, 2021 | Journalism, Journalists, Newspapers
McKay Coppins at The Atlantic: What threatens local newspapers now is not just digital disruption or abstract market forces. They’re being targeted by investors who have figured out how to get rich by strip-mining local-news outfits. The model is simple: Gut the...
by jpitney | Oct 15, 2021 | Polarization
From Pew Research: When it comes to perceived political and ethnic conflicts, no public is more divided than Americans: 90% say there are conflicts between people who support different political parties and 71% say the same when it comes to ethnic and racial groups....
by jpitney | Oct 13, 2021 | Civility, Claremont McKenna College, Dreier
