by jpitney | Nov 18, 2025 | Dreier
CMC’s Dreier Roundtable is pleased to announce the Fall 2025 op-ed writing contest. Entries should be in the form of an op-ed article of the kind that appears in newspapers and news sites. The op-ed may concern any issue in public affairs, broadly defined, domestic...
by jpitney | Nov 17, 2025 | Civility, Congress
From Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) interview with CNN: “I would like to say, humbly, I’m sorry for taking part in the toxic politics. It’s very bad for our country. It’s been something I’ve thought about a lot, especially since...
by jpitney | Nov 16, 2025 | Civility, Local Government, Newspapers
At The Atlantic, Clark Hoyt writes that “one thing that my long career as a journalist tells me is that restoring civility and community will require rebuilding a trusted news system.” Local media should be a particular focus. National media may have their...
by jpitney | Nov 14, 2025 | Congress, Presidency, War Power
Don Wolfensberger on congressional reaction (or lack thereof) to signs of an impending war with Venezuela: The Senate has been a bit more proactive, holding two votes on ending the attacks — one in October and one this month. Both resolutions failed, with only two...
by jpitney | Nov 12, 2025 | California Politics
Grace Toohey at LAT They were forgotten amid the frantic evacuation of two senior care facilities, according to state investigators, leaving the elderly women in immediate danger as the smoke and flames of the Eaton fire drew closer. In two reports published recently...
by jpitney | Nov 10, 2025 | Civic Education, Higher Education
Jansa JM, Ringsmuth EM, Smith AP. Calibrating Confidence: Civic Education and the Relationship between Objective Political Knowledge and Political Knowledge Confidence. Perspectives on Politics. 2025;23(3):997-1012. doi:10.1017/S1537592724001403 We find consistent...
by jpitney | Nov 9, 2025 | Claremont McKenna College, Dreier, Journalism, Journalists
From a brief talk at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Claremont McKenna College Washington Semester Program: The Washington Program, as we know it, began in the 1970s when Professors Fred Balitzer and Alan Heslop noticed that some programs in Washington would...
by jpitney | Nov 8, 2025 | Civility, Congress, Violence
Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) announced his retirement in an op-ed at the Bangor Daily News: I have never loved politics. But I find purpose and meaning in service, and the Marine in me has been able to slog along through the many aspects of politics I dislike by focusing...
