by jpitney | Nov 15, 2019 | Deliberation, Statistics, Uncategorized
From Facts USA: Each year, USAFacts conducts a poll to assess how Americans feel about facts, data, and where that data comes from. The resulting report, called the State of the Facts poll, provides insights into to how Americans agree and disagree on the nature of...
by jpitney | Nov 13, 2019 | Deliberation, Mass Media, Uncategorized
At Rand, Jennifer Kavanaugh and colleagues have a report titled. News in a Digital Age:Comparing the Presentation of News Information over Time and Across Media Platforms. Key Findings: Print journalism has made modest shifts toward more-subjective reporting Typical...
by jpitney | Nov 12, 2019 | Congress, Deliberation, Oversight, Uncategorized
Casey Burgat at R Street: The legislative branch simply does not have the levels of staff resources, funding or expertise to conduct effective oversight of the executive branch, including—and perhaps even especially—on matters of foreign affairs, intelligence and...
by jpitney | Nov 9, 2019 | Congress, Deliberation, Foreign Policy, Uncategorized
At Foreign Policy, James Goldgeier and Elizabeth N. Saunders explain that legislators have become less and less interested and conversant in the details of foreign policy and national security. Why this decrease? The rise of partisanship is one important reason....
by jpitney | Nov 8, 2019 | Budget, Congress, Deliberation, Uncategorized
A November 6 release from Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY): The Senate Budget Committee today approved bipartisan budget reforms sponsored by Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to fix the government’s broken budget process. The bill, S.2765...
by jpitney | Nov 4, 2019 | Civility, Deliberation, Uncategorized
At The New York Times, Nellie Bowles reports on efforts to promote civil discussion. [A] nonprofit called Better Angel s.. is putting on half a dozen events around the country every week through the election. Its work is part of a boomlet in efforts to break partisan...
