by jpitney | Nov 3, 2022 | Bipartisanship, Congress, House of Representatives, Polarization
For years, writes Don Wolfensberger at The Hill, a conservative coalition forged compromise in the House. But that model was understandably challenged by a large cohort of new, liberal Democrats elected in 1974 (“the Watergate Babies”) who had been schooled in the...
by jpitney | Nov 2, 2022 | Elections, Pennsylvania
Battleground Pennsylvania: The 2022 Midterm...
by jpitney | Nov 2, 2022 | Violence
Former RNC communications director Doug Heye at WP: More and more in our politics, the loudest, angriest, most divisive voices get the most attention (and money). Real solutions, and the politicians who put their heads down to do hard work, get short shrift....
by jpitney | Nov 1, 2022 | Civic Education, civic virtue, Democracy
Daniel Stid interviews Kristen Cambell, CEO of Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement, or PACE What do you see as the most important long-term challenge facing U.S. democracy, and what is the PACE community doing in response to it? In my opinion, the...