Subscriptions and Owners

by | Oct 31, 2024 | Journalism, Newspapers

Howard French at Foreign Policy: Since Jeff Bezos, the owner of the Washington Post, blocked the publication’s endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, more than 250,000 people have canceled their subscriptions.   In the wake of Bezos’s...

Alarm

by | Oct 30, 2024 | Elections, Public Opinion

J. Andrew Sinclair and Kenneth Miller report on the new Rose Institute poll: American voters view the upcoming election with alarm. Nearly half of registered voters (47%) view the election of former President Trump as a threat to democracy, while 38% view Harris the...

Civil Debate on Campus

by | Oct 29, 2024 | Civility, Debate, Deliberation, Middle East

At Inside Higher Ed, Jessica Blake reports on a GWU debate on the Middle East: The event was co-sponsored by BridgeUSA, a student-led viewpoint diversity group; Braver Angels, a broader depolarization nonprofit; and the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, a...

A Different View of Public Service

by | Oct 28, 2024 | Public Service, Violence

Pro Publica on Russell Vought: Another priority, according to Vought, was to “defund” certain independent federal agencies and demonize career civil servants, which include scientists and subject matter experts. Project 2025’s plan to revive Schedule F, an attempt to...