by jpitney | Dec 10, 2021 | Bipartisanship, civic virtue, Civility
From an op-ed that Bob Dole drafted for publication after his death: I cannot pretend that I have not been a loyal champion for my party, but I always served my country best when I did so first and foremost as an American. I fought for veterans benefits not as a...
by jpitney | Dec 2, 2021 | Bipartisanship, Crime, Police
At Dividied We Fall, Michael Javen Fortner writes: “This concerted nationwide attack on police is nothing less than the gravest assault on the rule of law in modern times,” U.S. Senator Tom Cotton blared a few months ago. In a partisan broadside, he added, “The simple...
by jpitney | Oct 25, 2021 | Bipartisanship, Civil War, Civility, Polarization
On C-SPAN, University of Virginia’s “Sabato’s Crystal Ball” managing editor Kyle Kondik discusses a new effort to explore U.S. political polarization, including findings regarding specific policy positions and trust between Democrats and Republicans.
by jpitney | Oct 20, 2021 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
Under the American Congressional Exchange Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center, Members of Congress (MOC’s) who participate agree to visit, for one weekend, a Member of the opposite party in that Member’s district. That member, in turn, reciprocates the following...
by jpitney | Sep 24, 2021 | Bipartisanship, Budget, Congress
Lara Brown at The Hill: Backlash is real. Democrats should not fool themselves into believing that passing a massive $3.5 trillion plan that provides Americans with government benefits from “cradle to grave” will be seen by the public as a good thing. Americans are...
by jpitney | Sep 20, 2021 | Bipartisanship, Election Security, Elections
Michael Wines at NYT: It is perhaps a metaphor for the times that even the volunteer who checked you into the polls in November now has a legal defense committee. The Election Official Legal Defense Network, which made its public debut on Sept. 7, offers to...
