by jpitney | Dec 10, 2024 | Dreier, Journalism
DREIER ROUNDTABLE OP-ED CONTEST DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY. CMC’s Dreier Roundtable is pleased to announce the Fall 2024 op-ed writing contest. Entries should be in the form of an op-ed article of the kinds that appear in newspapers and news sites. The op-ed may concern...
by jpitney | Dec 9, 2024 | Bipartisanship, California Politics, Congress, Senate
Laphonza Butler spoke to Politico Playbook about her 13-month tenure as an appointed senator from California: I don’t believe Gov. Newsom was elected to be the governor of the resistance. I don’t believe Sen.-elect Schiff was elected to be the senator-elect of of the...
by jpitney | Dec 8, 2024 | Civility, Debate, Uncategorized
At WP, Alexandra Hudson tells how Adams and Jefferson revived their friendship after their bitter break: Adams made the first move. On New Year’s Day 1812, he gifted Jefferson two pieces of “homespun,” or handmade fabric, as a token of goodwill, along with a brief...
by jpitney | Dec 7, 2024 | California Politics, Housing
Hans Johnson and Eric McGhee at PPIC While California’s housing market has undergone tremendous changes over the years, with some aspects worsening in the last decade, the central problem—high housing costs—remains the same. On PPIC’s 30th anniversary, we take stock...
by jpitney | Dec 6, 2024 | Budget, Congress
Don Wolfensberger: It is difficult, even for budget-savvy folks to follow the rocky road of PAYGO and its many iterations and exemptions. Suffice to say, the best laid plans often go awry. And congressional budgeting has been a big catcher in the awry. What...
by jpitney | Dec 5, 2024 | Elections, Public Opinion, Youth
Ashley Mowreader at Inside Higher Ed: Promoting civic engagement on college campuses is a priority for higher education institutions, particularly before an election, as is helping students to get involved in political discourse and use their voices. But in the wake...
by jpitney | Dec 4, 2024 | Public Service
Throughout my 25 years of public service, I have learned that politics alone cannot measure up to the challenges we face. A country’s character is a reflection not just of its elected officials but also of its people. May we each be a voice of unity and virtue....
by jpitney | Dec 3, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists
CMC’s Dreier Roundtable is pleased to announce the Fall 2024 op-ed writing contest. Entries should be in the form of an op-ed article of the kinds that appear in newspapers and news sites. The op-ed may concern any issue in public affairs, broadly defined, domestic...
by jpitney | Dec 2, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists, Social Media
George Packer at The Atlantic: We’re living in a world where facts instantly perish upon contact with human minds. Local news is disappearing, and a much-depleted national press can barely compete with the media platforms of billionaires who control users...
by jpitney | Dec 1, 2024 | Congress, Public Service, Violence
Andrew Solender at Axios: To members of Congress, the wave of bomb threats targeting public figures this week was just another sad chapter in what has become a constant and relentless cycle of political threats and violence. Why it matters: Lawmakers have...
