by jpitney | Feb 12, 2022 | Russia, Ukraine
Alberto Nardelli and Julia Ioffe at BuzzFeed, June 14, 2018. President Donald Trump told G7 leaders that Crimea is Russian because everyone who lives there speaks Russian, according to two diplomatic sources. Trump made the remarks over dinner last Friday during a...
by jpitney | Feb 11, 2022 | Civility
Former Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-IN): We solve our problems together by working with all kinds of people, trying to forge common ground, build consensus, and communicate our beliefs and ideas effectively. In the end, this means that the country depends on a set of common...
by jpitney | Feb 10, 2022 | Dreier, Journalism
DREIER ROUNDTABLE OP-ED CONTEST CMC’s Dreier Roundtable is pleased to announce the Spring 2022 op-ed writing contest. Entries should be in the form of an op-ed article, of the kinds that appear in newspapers and news sites. The op-ed may concern any issue in public...
by jpitney | Feb 9, 2022 | Congress, House of Representatives
Donald Wolfensberger at The Hill: On Jan. 20, the Brookings Institution released an updated study on proxy voting on the floor of the House of Representatives. The report reviewed votes through the first session of this 117th Congress. Coauthored by Emily Larson,...
by jpitney | Feb 8, 2022 | Civility
Nick Goldberg at LA Times: Democracy requires unsavory alliances and unpleasant compromises. It’s messy and often unfair. There are many obstacles that tip the playing field: money in campaigns, the power of special interests, partisan redistricting, the Senate’s...
