by jpitney | Jul 6, 2024 | Civility
A man with the good sense to marry a CMC alumna shows grace and civility in defeat. Dan Sabbagh at The Guardian: “Today power will change hands in a peaceful and orderly manner, with goodwill on all sides,” a gracious Rishi Sunak declared in the small hours of Friday...
by jpitney | Jul 4, 2024 | Patriotism, Reagan
President Reagan, July 4, 1986: All through our history, our Presidents and leaders have spoken of national unity and warned us that the real obstacle to moving forward the boundaries of freedom, the only permanent danger to the hope that is America, comes from...
by jpitney | Jul 3, 2024 | Bureaucracy, Congress, Regulation
Michael Macagnone at Roll Call: A Supreme Court decision Friday left an uncertain and more difficult path for Congress to shape how the federal government carries out laws on major issues such as environment, health, immigration and more, lawmakers and legal experts...
by jpitney | Jul 1, 2024 | California Politics, Water
Rachel Becker at CalMatters: Almost 400 water systems serving nearly a million Californians don’t meet state requirements for safe and reliable drinking water supplies — and fixing them would cost billions of dollars. More than two-thirds of these failing water...
