by jpitney | Oct 25, 2025 | Civility, Polarization, Violence
A Pew Research Center survey of 3,445 U.S. adults conducted Sept. 22-28 finds that, overall: 85% say politically motivated violence is increasing. This includes nearly identical shares of Republicans and Republican leaners (86%) and Democrats and Democratic leaners...
by jpitney | Oct 24, 2025 | Canada, Reagan, Trade
Ronald Reagan, Radio Address to the Nation on the Canadian Elections and Free Trade Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/253108 This week, as we prepared for Thanksgiving, Canada held an...
by jpitney | Oct 23, 2025 | Civic Education, civic virtue, Civility
A MARTÍNEZ, HOST:. NPR Morning Edition The Trump administration is pouring money into civics education ahead of the country’s 250th birthday. It recently awarded more than $150 million to dozens of colleges, universities and other groups. Now, the goal is to...
by jpitney | Oct 22, 2025 | Bipartisanship, California Politics, Civility, Congress, Dreier, House of Representatives
From UCLA: On Oct. 14, the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, in partnership with the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, hosted a compelling panel discussion titled “Is Bipartisanship Dead?” The event brought together some of the nation’s top policymakers to...
by jpitney | Oct 21, 2025 | Claremont McKenna College, Public Service
The Public Interest Fellowship @ The Claremont Colleges Thursday, November 13 at 12:15-1:15 pm Founders Room at CMC Bauer Center North 500 E 9th Street, Claremont 91711 Register: https://cmc.joinhandshake.com/events/1843724/share_preview Pieter van Wingerden (CMC ’24)...
