by jpitney | May 30, 2023 | Claremont McKenna College, Foreign Policy
From the International Association of Black Professionals in International Affairs (BPIA): It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Ambassador Steve McGann on May 25, 2023. Ambassador McGann was a distinguished diplomat, former ambassador,...
by jpitney | May 30, 2023 | Congress, Presidency, Public Opinion
Gallup: In a Gallup poll conducted amid tense budget negotiations in Washington involving raising the federal government’s debt ceiling, President Joe Biden’s latest job approval rating of 39% is just two percentage points higher than his personal low recorded last...
by jpitney | May 29, 2023 | Military, Reagan
by jpitney | May 28, 2023 | Civility, Deliberation
This was a point made last week that I think can be generalized (and true going both partisan directions): the world as it is isn’t the world as it ought to be, and a lot of life is civilly negotiating with people you personally see as totally unreasonable....
by jpitney | May 27, 2023 | Patriotism
2/ By the authority vested in me by absolutely no one, I’ve declared June to be “Fidelity Month”—a month dedicated to renewing fidelity to God, spouses and families, our country, and our communities. If you share these values, please join us, use our logo, and...