by jpitney | Dec 25, 2022 | Civility
The Washington Examiner: Even in its most diluted form, devoid of religious content, Christmas is supposed to generate feelings of respect and kindness for others — the impulse to treat others as they would wish to be treated. Indeed, this impulse is one originating...
by jpitney | Dec 24, 2022 | Congress, Dreier, Journalism, Journalists
From the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation: The Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation Founder and Chairman the Honorable David Dreier today issued the following statement regarding the House and Senate passage of the 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill: “Thanks to...
by jpitney | Dec 23, 2022 | Bureaucracy, Business, California Politics, Regulation
From Claremont McKenna College: The 2022 Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey finds that the cost of doing business in California is higher than in other states in the western United States. The annual survey, published since 2003, finds that 64...
by jpitney | Dec 22, 2022 | Civic Education, Congress, Patriotism, Russia, Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine spoke to Congress last night: We have artillery, yes. Thank you. We have it. Is it enough? Honestly, not really. To ensure Bakhmut is not just a stronghold that holds back the Russian Army, but for the Russian Army to...
by jpitney | Dec 21, 2022 | Journalism, Journalists, Romney
Theodore Schleifer at Puck: One of my big conclusions was that Twitter revealed the difference between good reporting, and reporting that just gets attention. Twitter unleashed a tsunami of gaffe reporting and so much pack-journalism ridiculousness—remember “Binders...
