by jpitney | Sep 20, 2022 | Democracy
Nathan Gardels at Noema: The winner-takes-all mentality in politics is always a losing proposition for society. Sooner or later, any practice of democratic governance that does not take into account the legitimate interests of everyone in society — not just those with...
by jpitney | Sep 19, 2022 | Claremont McKenna College, Insurrection, Journalism, Journalists
From The Student Life: On Tuesday, Claremont McKenna College hosted a forum with three high-profile journalists — all of whom are alumni of the college — to share their experiences covering last year’s attack on the U.S. Capitol. The New York Times’ White House...
by jpitney | Sep 16, 2022 | Journalism, Uncategorized
CMC’s Dreier Roundtable is pleased to announce the Fall 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 affairs, broadly defined, domestic...
by jpitney | Sep 15, 2022 | Mass Media, Uncategorized
by jpitney | Sep 14, 2022 | Congress, House of Representatives
Sam Brodey at The Daily Beast: Since January, 370 members of Congress, roughly 83 percent of the chamber, have cast a remote vote. Combined, those members have voted remotely 23,154 times—greatly surpassing the 17,263 remote votes that were cast in 2021. A sizable...
