by jpitney | Apr 22, 2023 | California Politics, Journalism, Journalists
Dani Anguiano at The Guardian: In a seemingly long gone era – before the Trump presidency, and Covid, and the 2020 election – Doni Chamberlain would get the occasional call from a displeased reader who had taken issue with one of her columns. They would sometimes call...
by jpitney | Apr 21, 2023 | Civility
Wall Street Journal editorial: One major asset is that Mr. Scott is impossible to dislike, a sharp contrast with most of today’s angry politicians. He’ll try to sell GOP audiences that you can fight for conservative ideas with civility, a theme that former Vice...
by jpitney | Apr 20, 2023 | Elections, Electoral College, Vice President
Joseph M. Bessette and Gary J. Schmitt have a report at AEI titled Counting Electoral Votes: How the Constitution Empowers Congress—and Not the Vice President—to Resolve Electoral Disputes Key Points The vice president does not have “plenary” authority under the...
by jpitney | Apr 19, 2023 | Civility, Public Opinion
Pollster Frank Luntz reflects on how suffering a stroke changed his outlook on life and the need for civility and empathy in American politics.
by jpitney | Apr 18, 2023 | Congress, House of Representatives
Don Wolfensberget at The Hill: The principal lesson that emerged from the Gingrich period was that the newly energized majority began to take its victory hubris so seriously that it forged boldly ahead with its grand plans, oblivious to the potential pitfalls along...
