by jpitney | Dec 16, 2021 | China, Freedom of Press, Journalism, Journalists, Mass Media
From Reporters Without Borders: According to Reporter Without Borders’ (RSF) annual round-up published today, a record number of journalists – 488, including 60 women – are currently detained worldwide, while another 65 are being held hostage. Meanwhile, the number of...
by jpitney | Dec 15, 2021 | civic virtue, Civility, Journalism, Journalists
Brian Williams’s MSNBC farewell: “The truth is I’m not a liberal or a conservative. I’m an institutionalist. I believe in this place and my love of country I yield to no one. But the darkness on the edge of town has spread to the main roads and highways and...
by jpitney | Dec 14, 2021 | Higher Education, Public Opinion, Republican, Youth
Jeremi Suri and Samuel J. Abrams at Politico: The Republican Party has dug itself a hole with regard to young, educated voters. Although Americans under 30 are less likely to vote than their older counterparts, they are a rapidly growing proportion of the electorate....
by jpitney | Dec 13, 2021 | China, Democracy
Nathan Gardels at Noemi: If Biden’s aim is to challenge China’s one-party system that has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty and modernized its infrastructure in record time — while the likes of democratic India still lack toilets for 50% of its population 70...
by jpitney | Dec 12, 2021 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
A release from the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress (“Modernization Committee”), on passing its second set of recommendations in the 117th Congress. The slate of recommendations focuses on enhancing civility and collaboration among members of...
