by jpitney | Dec 5, 2022 | civic virtue, Civility, Democracy, Public Opinion, Public Service
From the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service: Just weeks after the fall’s midterm elections, voters feel strongly that the country’s democracy is being threatened. While a lack of respect and civility in politics continues to remain an issue for...
by jpitney | Dec 4, 2022 | China, civic virtue, Internet
Nathan Gardels at Noema: The old hierarchical system, in which the custodians of perception could impose an authoritative narrative, is doomed by the democratization of information. Just as, historically, the bourgeoisie created the space for civil society vis-à-vis...
by jpitney | Dec 1, 2022 | Congress, House of Representatives
Yesterday, the House GOP Conference rejected an earmark ban. At The Hill, Zachary Courser and Michael Thorning suggest that the Republicans made the right call: Directed spending is not deficit spending. Directed spending falls within the topline spending...
by jpitney | Nov 30, 2022 | House of Representatives, Public Service
From UVA Law School: U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin ’86, a University of Virginia School of Law alumnus who was reelected to his fourth term in Congress this month, died Monday of colorectal cancer. He was 61. McEachin, a Democrat representing Virginia’s 4th District,...
by jpitney | Nov 29, 2022 | Congress, House of Representatives
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: Yes, McCarthy as Speaker can later engineer House votes on resolutions removing anyone he wants from any standing committee, as the Democrats did twice in 2021. It is clear what is at play here is a belief that “revenge is sweet” and...
