Inclusion

by | Nov 30, 2024 | Civility, Dreier

Democratic strategist Michael Ceraso at The Hill: I continue to reject politics that reject people.   You have to understand, my mother suffered from bipolar disorder and struggled with drug addiction to self-medicate. I was removed from my home multiple times to...

Cox Civility Award

by | Nov 28, 2024 | Civility, Dreier

CMC Trustee David Dreier ’75 honored Utah Gov. Spencer Cox with the Dreier Roundtable Civility Award during a special Athenaeum luncheon on Monday. The honor “recognizes public servants who engage in a vigorous clash of ideas” while understanding that...

Newspaper Readership

by | Nov 26, 2024 | Higher Education, Newspapers, Polarization

Andrew Van Dam at WP: Of those who still read newspapers, Democrats made up a narrow majority in the 1990s and early 2000s, but their lead has turned into a rout. Now, among people who read the paper multiple times a week, Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than...

Failed State Update: Solar California

by | Nov 25, 2024 | California Politics

Melody Petersen at LAT: California is making so much solar energy that large commercial operators are increasingly forced to stop production, raising questions about the state’s costly plan to shift entirely to carbon-free sources of electricity.   In the last 12...