by jpitney | Oct 30, 2022 | Debate, Elections
Scott Simon at NPR: This used to be the season of the World Series, fake cobweb decorations, and candidate debates. The first two are holding strong, at least at my house. But the 2022 midterm elections have come up short on political debates. FiveThirtyEight, the...
by jpitney | Oct 29, 2022 | Congress, House of Representatives, Violence
Nolan D. McCaskill at Yahoo: Political leaders from both parties condemned Friday’s attack against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, the latest in a string of incidents affecting members of Congress and their families this year. Though the...
by jpitney | Oct 28, 2022 | Election Security, Elections, Public Service, Violence
Sean Lyngaas at CNN: Millions in federal dollars could have gone to protect election workers and improve the physical security of their offices, but in a classic tale of bureaucratic red tape, most of it remains untapped less than two weeks before the midterm...
by jpitney | Oct 26, 2022 | Civility
At The Conversation, Robert B. Talisse offers a three-part test for civility: First, take one of your strongest political views, and then try to figure out what your smartest partisan opponent might say about it. Second, identify a political idea that is key to your...
by jpitney | Oct 25, 2022 | Elections, Public Service
Calvin Coolidge Says, October 8, 1930: If self-government is to continue to be a success the voters must take their duties seriously. As the relations of the government in both our political and economic life become increasingly intricate, the necessary qualifications...
