by jpitney | Aug 11, 2024 | Civic Education, civic virtue, Civility, Higher Education
Former Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM) — now president of the University of Texas at El Paso — writes at The Austin American-Statesman: Universities should do more to restore the institutions that matter most by encouraging and requiring students to serve...
by jpitney | Aug 10, 2024 | Constitution, Deliberation, Democracy
Nathan Gardels at Noema: It is a mark of just how deep the crisis of governance across Western democracies has become that conflict irresolvable through political competition is giving way to the reconsideration of founding constitutions and the institutions they...
by jpitney | Aug 9, 2024 | Nixon, Presidency
Richard Nixon, fifty years ago today: It is only a beginning, always. The young must know it; the old must know it. It must always sustain us, because the greatness comes not when things go always good for you, but the greatness comes and you are really tested, when...
by jpitney | Aug 8, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists, Photojournalism
At Politico, David Kennerly, who served as President Ford’s White House photographer, recalls his hiring. “Dave,” he said, “if you work for me, won’t it be viewed badly by your colleagues? I mean, after what’s happened the last few years.” He was looking out...
by jpitney | Aug 8, 2024 | Congress, Law
Nobody knows exactly how many federal crimes there are. Neil Gorsuch and Janie Nitze at The Atlantic: Part of the reason no one can easily count the number of federal crimes is that our federal criminal code was “not planned; it just grew,” as Ronald Gainer, a retired...
by jpitney | Aug 6, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives
Katherine Tully-McManus at Politico: POLITICO got a peek at a robust set of proposed changes for the 119th Congress from Zach Graves at the Foundation for American Innovation and Daniel Schuman at the American Governance Institute — two key advocacy groups that are...
by jpitney | Aug 5, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives, Senate, Staff
Jim Saksa at Roll Call: At a House Administration hearing last week exploring how Congress could react to the end of Chevron deference, a panel of conservative and liberal experts all advocated more staff. Overall, staff levels in Congress haven’t changed much in the...
by jpitney | Aug 3, 2024 | California Politics, Regulation, Taxes
Collin Eaton at WSJ: Chevron is relocating to Texas, deserting California, its home state for more than 140 years, where the business climate has soured for oil companies. The second-largest U.S. oil company said Friday it plans to move its global headquarters...
by jpitney | Aug 2, 2024 | Russia
The Wall Street Journal released a photo of Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva and Paul Whelan with the U.S. flag as the three were released from Russia following a larger prisoner swap deal. More: https://t.co/RJDgzKk8zt pic.twitter.com/tiYieuIYI0 — NewsNation...
