by jpitney | May 10, 2022 | Crime, Journalism, Journalists, Mexico
AP reports: Just as Mexican journalists prepared to protest the killing of a journalist last week, word came Monday that two more were shot to death in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, raising to 11 the number of such killings in the country this year. The Veracruz...
by jpitney | May 9, 2022 | California Politics
Joel Fox at Zocalo Public Square: [The[ best way to understand California arguments over direct democracy is as political contests between the power of the legislature and other elected officials, and the power that the people have in the legislative process. ...
by jpitney | May 8, 2022 | Journalism, Journalists, Mexico
Reuters: A Mexican journalist was found dead in the northwestern state of Sinaloa on Thursday, authorities said, marking the ninth death of a media worker in an unprecedentedly bloody year for the country which has drawn international scrutiny. Luis Enrique Ramirez, a...
by jpitney | May 7, 2022 | Civility, Senate
At The Salt Lake Tribune, Brian Maffly reports on Orrin Hatch’s funeral: “Because of his deep-seated faith and belief in the goodness of humankind, he always reached out to those in need, whether they be powerful and wealthy or downtrodden and tempest-tossed. He...
by jpitney | May 6, 2022 | Civility, Uncategorized
A release from Utah Valley University: On Tuesday, April 19, The UVU Center for Constitutional Studies (CCS) hosted a discussion between the 2020 Utah Gubernatorial candidates: University of Utah legal Professor Christopher Peterson (D) and Utah Governor Spencer Cox...
