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...
by jpitney | May 26, 2023 | China, Claremont McKenna College, Trade
Filip De Mott at Insider: China and the US are both putting national security above the economy, Minxin Pei wrote in Bloomberg. But China’s economy will suffer more, thwarting Beijing’s effort to catch up to the US, he said. “One of them has to be...
by jpitney | May 25, 2023 | Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
Wow Democrats just laughed at Marjorie Taylor Greene when she asked them to abide by decorum of the House pic.twitter.com/2jrLFyAEWg — Acyn (@Acyn) May 24, 2023
by jpitney | May 24, 2023 | California Politics, Trade
Minho Kim at E&E: President Joe Biden is famous as a supporter and patron of passenger trains, but advocates hoping he would jump-start high-speed rail say his manufacturing policies will hinder the climate-friendly transportation. Biden’s strengthening of Buy...
