by jpitney | Jan 31, 2022 | Congress, Deliberation, House of Representatives
Jerry Hartz and colleagues at The Hill: On the committee front, we note that, contrary to popular belief, the House is holding a historically low number of hearings compared to the previous 40 years. That has led to five times fewer witnesses being called in today’s...
by jpitney | Jan 29, 2022 | Ukraine, Uncategorized
Eleven years ago, former President George H.W. Bush observed the 20th anniversary of Ukrainian independence:
by jpitney | Jan 28, 2022 | Reagan, Science, Space
On this date in 1986, the Challenger disaster took place. President Reagan addressed the nation: Ladies and gentlemen, I’d planned to speak to you tonight to report on the state of the Union, but the events of earlier today have led me to change those plans....
by jpitney | Jan 27, 2022 | Cancel Culture, Free Speech, Public Opinion, Viewpoint Diversity, Youth
Eric Kaufmann has an article at City Journal titled “A Generational Threat to Free Expression.” Survey data from my new Manhattan Institute report, “The Politics of the Culture Wars in Contemporary America,” show the scale of the challenge. While the...
by jpitney | Jan 26, 2022 | Civility, Local Government, Public Administration, Public Service
Clarence E. Anthony at Bloomberg CityLab: A November report from the National League of Cities (NLC), where I serve as chief executive officer, found that 81% of local public officials surveyed had experienced harassment, threats and violence, and 87% have noticed...
