by jpitney | Nov 24, 2024 | California Politics, Homelessness, Housing
California is nearly four times larger than North Carolina by population. And yet they build the same amount of new housing per year. https://t.co/d9ew5unkFf — Alec Stapp (@AlecStapp) November 23, 2024
by jpitney | Nov 23, 2024 | Budget, Public Administration, Public Service
Don Wolfsenberget at The HIll: There have been several presidents in recent times who have made dramatic attempts through specially appointed entities to bring government spending under control. A recent Washington Post headline summed these up: “The disappointing...
by jpitney | Nov 23, 2024 | Higher Education
Frederick M. Hess and Riley Fletcher at the Manhattan Institute: Setting aside concerns about the broader shape of the American professoriate, we examined faculty at leading public affairs programs, where faculty focus explicitly on government, civic leadership, and...
by jpitney | Nov 21, 2024 | Civility
Disagree Better: the 2024 Dreier Roundtable Civility Award Mon, November 25, 2024 Lunch Program Governor Spencer Cox and David Dreier ’75 In today’s world, civil discourse is the exception rather than the rule. That’s precisely why the Dreier Roundtable...
by jpitney | Nov 14, 2024 | California Politics, Trade
Levi Sumagaysay at CalMatters: Businesses that import goods into the country must pay the tariffs. They tend to pass on their increased costs to consumers, with some executives recently promising to do just that during their earnings calls. So economists largely view...
