by jpitney | Jun 5, 2023 | Journalism, Journalists, Local Government
Katie Robertson at NYT: Hundreds of journalists for the country’s largest newspaper chain walked off the job on Monday, accusing the company’s chief executive of decimating its local newsrooms, and demanding a change at the top. The walkout was the biggest labor...
by jpitney | Jun 4, 2023 | Bipartisanship, Congress, Disabilities
“Disability Policy in the Contemporary Congress,” John J. Pitney From the journal The Forum https://doi.org/10.1515/for-2023-2017 Abstract: Cite thisShare this The politics of disability policy in the contemporary Congress confirms the observation by James...
by jpitney | Jun 3, 2023 | Biden, Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, Debt
President Biden: I want to commend Speaker McCarthy. You know, he and I, we — and our teams — we were able to get along and get things done. We were straightforward with one another, completely honest with one another, and respectful with one another. Both sides...
by jpitney | Jun 2, 2023 | Tim Scott
Michael Kruse and Sydney Gold at Politico: There’s never been anybody in the history of the Republican Party quite like Tim Scott. A descendant of enslaved people, the second son of a single mother, a bachelor, a teetotaler and an erstwhile insurance salesman, the...
