Inclusion

by | Nov 30, 2024 | Civility, Dreier

Democratic strategist Michael Ceraso at The Hill: I continue to reject politics that reject people.   You have to understand, my mother suffered from bipolar disorder and struggled with drug addiction to self-medicate. I was removed from my home multiple times to...

Cox Civility Award

by | Nov 28, 2024 | Civility, Dreier

CMC Trustee David Dreier ’75 honored Utah Gov. Spencer Cox with the Dreier Roundtable Civility Award during a special Athenaeum luncheon on Monday. The honor “recognizes public servants who engage in a vigorous clash of ideas” while understanding that...

Newspaper Readership

by | Nov 26, 2024 | Higher Education, Newspapers, Polarization

Andrew Van Dam at WP: Of those who still read newspapers, Democrats made up a narrow majority in the 1990s and early 2000s, but their lead has turned into a rout. Now, among people who read the paper multiple times a week, Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than...

Failed State Update: Solar California

by | Nov 25, 2024 | California Politics

Melody Petersen at LAT: California is making so much solar energy that large commercial operators are increasingly forced to stop production, raising questions about the state’s costly plan to shift entirely to carbon-free sources of electricity.   In the last 12...

Efficiency Commissions

by | Nov 23, 2024 | Budget, Public Administration, Public Service

Don Wolfsenberget at The HIll: There have been several presidents in recent times who have made dramatic attempts through specially appointed entities to bring government spending under control. A recent Washington Post headline summed these up: “The disappointing...

A Rarity in Policy Schools: Conservative Faculty

by | Nov 23, 2024 | Higher Education

 Frederick M. Hess and Riley Fletcher at the Manhattan Institute: Setting aside concerns about the broader shape of the American professoriate, we examined faculty at leading public affairs programs, where faculty focus explicitly on government, civic leadership, and...

Governor Cox to Receive Civility Award

by | Nov 21, 2024 | Civility

Disagree Better: the 2024 Dreier Roundtable Civility Award Mon, November 25, 2024 Lunch Program Governor Spencer Cox and David Dreier ’75 In today’s world, civil discourse is the exception rather than the rule. That’s precisely why the Dreier Roundtable...

Tariffs and California

by | Nov 14, 2024 | California Politics, Trade

Levi Sumagaysay at CalMatters: Businesses that import goods into the country must pay the tariffs. They tend to pass on their increased costs to consumers, with some executives recently promising to do just that during their earnings calls. So economists largely view...