by jpitney | Mar 29, 2023 | Civility, Deliberation, Higher Education
Johanna Alonso at Inside Higher Ed: Outside of universities, some organizations and researchers have also begun looking into potential solutions to campus speech intolerance. “Transforming Conflict on College Campuses,” a report published by the Aspen...
by jpitney | Mar 28, 2023 | Civility, Deliberation, Uncategorized
Chris Stirewalt at The Dispatch: Five years ago, when my friend Charles Krauthammer announced that he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and would soon be leaving us to sort life out without his help, Bret Stephens of the New York Times joined the river of...
by jpitney | Mar 27, 2023 | California Politics, Population
Hans Johnson and Eric McGhee at PPIC: During the height of the pandemic, the flows out of the state became so large that almost every demographic and socioeconomic group has experienced net losses. For example, California used to gain college graduates even as it lost...
by jpitney | Mar 26, 2023 | Asian American, Crime, Elections
Asian Americans to Democrats: “we want safe streets, good schools and less progressive ideology.” That’s the message and 2024 warning from San Francisco. Footnote about our unfortunate experience at the end. @OutFrontCNN story features @JoelEngardio....
by jpitney | Mar 25, 2023 | Higher Education, Public Service, Uncategorized
The California City Management Foundation (CCMF),operates the Wes McClure Scholarship program. CCMF is the premier advocacy and support organization for California City Managers in all stages of their careers. CCMF offers three (3) $2,500 scholarships to current or...
by jpitney | Mar 24, 2023 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
Jonathan Mong at The Cornell Daily Sun: In an effort to bring civility and centrist-minded politics to America’s doorstep, former House representatives Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Rep. Max Rose (D-N.Y.) visited campus on Tuesday for a lecture called...
by jpitney | Mar 23, 2023 | Claremont McKenna College, Conservative', Higher Education
CMC Professor Jon Shields at NYT: Every American university should offer a course on what is best in conservatism. That means teaching conservative intellectuals, not just the history of the G.O.P. or right-wing populism. Perhaps this campaign could be led by a group...
by jpitney | Mar 23, 2023 | Civility
Sarah Burns (a CGU alum) at The Conversation: Republican members of Congress attacking Democrats and Democratic members of Congress attacking Republicans has long been a way for elected officials to grab voters’ attention. But the divisive rhetoric and deeply partisan...
by jpitney | Mar 21, 2023 | Higher Education, Public Service
Greetings from Pepperdine’s School of Public Policy! As our school year winds down in Malibu, we’re excited to return to Washington, DC for our newly endowed, Czyzyk DC Scholars Program! Intended for rising undergrad juniors, seniors, and recent grads,...
by jpitney | Mar 20, 2023 | Civility, Congress, Deliberation, Public Opinion
Kevin Kosar and John Maxwell Hamilton at AEI: It is one thing to inveigh against the other side of the aisle, and quite another for individuals on the fringes to argue excluding the great mass of Americans from the political process. One way to organize such an...
