by jpitney | Sep 1, 2025 | California Politics, Civility
Mark Z. Barabak at LAT: Jim Ross has had a long and fruitful career as a Democratic campaign strategist. Among his victories was electing Gavin Newsom as San Francisco mayor. Tom Ross has enjoyed similar success on the Republican side. He counts Kevin McCarthy’s...
by jpitney | Aug 29, 2025 | Civility, Higher Education
Samuel Abrams at The Hill: We are losing the everyday language that sustains a free society. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and NORC at the University of Chicago, previously theNational Opinion Research Center, have just given us a rare and...
by jpitney | Aug 28, 2025 | Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
Thomas Beaumont at AP: One of the few Republican U.S. House members making in-person appearances embarked on a town hall tour of his district to meet with constituents Monday, and a civil conversation broke out. Rep. Mark Alford and an audience of about 100 in west...
by jpitney | Aug 27, 2025 | Civic Education, Civility, Public Service
Kyle Mitchell at WOOD-TV A new $12 million initiative launched by the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation is looking to expand civic engagement and education. The Ford50 campaign is looking to increase awareness and civility in politics at a time of great division...
by jpitney | Jul 14, 2025 | Bipartisanship, Civility
At With Honor, Rye Barcott reflects on the legacy of David Gergen: Leadership at its best is service to others. If this were a ranked-order list, this might be the first bullet for David’s advice on leadership, though it is also fitting as the last....
by jpitney | Jul 7, 2025 | Civility, Polarization, Reagan
Fred Ryan at The Dispatch: When I first joined the White House, I was young and driven, eager to help the president capitalize on his political mandate. So were many of my colleagues. But Reagan taught us a crucial lesson that’s in short supply today: In a healthy...
