by jpitney | Sep 24, 2024 | Civility, Deliberation, Science
Dr. Francis Collins, former director of NIH, at NYT: Here are some specific ideas about actions we can all take. First, we should each take the time to get our own mental house in order. Let’s begin with a fundamental principle: There is such a thing as truth,...
by jpitney | Sep 23, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists
CMC’s Dreier Roundtable is pleased to announce the Fall 2024 op-ed writing contest. Entries should be in the form of an op-ed article of the kinds that appear in newspapers and news sites. The op-ed may concern any issue in public affairs, broadly defined, domestic...
by jpitney | Sep 21, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives, Uncategorized
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: Will the fate of the money bill this month again trigger a renewed effort by some Republicans to oust Johnson as Speaker if he proposes a compromise they oppose? Such a putsch would make little sense with time running out on the 118th...
by jpitney | Sep 20, 2024 | Business
William A. Mundell and David Dreier at Pensions and Investments: In the Oliver Stone film “Wall Street,” protagonist Gordon Gekko delivered what became the defining battle cry of 1980’s America capitalism, “Greed — for lack of a better word — is good.” Excess was a...
