by jpitney | Jul 25, 2023 | California Politics, Journalism, Journalists, Newspapers
Michael Sainato at The Guardian: The longest-running newspaper in southern California has ceased publication after filing for bankruptcy. The Santa Barbara News-Press has posted its last online edition after ceasing print publication about a month ago. The paper had...
by jpitney | Jul 24, 2023 | Civility, Elections
Politico Playbook: In recent days, super PACs associated with DeSantis and NIKKI HALEY have singled out Scott for criticism. Operatives in multiple campaigns, we’re told, are beefing up their oppo files on the senator, and some briefed Playbook in recent days about...
by jpitney | Jul 23, 2023 | Civility, Elections, Republican, Republican Primaries
Harry Enten at CNN: Can the nice guy finish first? That’s the question a lot of analysts are asking about the Republican race for president, with headlines such as “Tim Scott is turning heads with donors and early-state voters” and “Tim Scott’s formidable charm meets...
by jpitney | Jul 22, 2023 | Civility, House of Representatives
Annie Karni at NYT: Dean’s Car Care, an auto repair shop in Portland, Ore., used to regularly rack up five stars and gushing accolades on Yelp and Google Reviews for its reliable and friendly service. “Honest and affordable. What else could you ask for?” one happy...
by jpitney | Jul 21, 2023 | Civility, Deliberation, Higher Education
2023 AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENT FREEDOM, PROGRESS AND FLOURISHING SURVEY John Bitzan, Ph.D. There are significant differences between students with different political ideologies in the reasons that they feel comfortable sharing their opinions on such topics. 55 percent...
