by jpitney | Nov 21, 2020 | Deliberation
Jonath Goldberg at The Dispatch: Here’s a small life hack: If you’re a right-winger, you should read more left-wing stuff, particularly if you currently don’t read any at all. And, if you’re a left-winger, vice versa. I used to read a lot of left-wing stuff. Indeed,...
by jpitney | Oct 24, 2020 | Civility, Deliberation
Geoff Edgers at The Washington Post: So you’re Tim Scott, the Republican senator from South Carolina who opposes Roe v. Wade and wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and you get a call from Chris Evans, a Hollywood star and lifelong Democrat who has...
by jpitney | Oct 18, 2020 | civic virtue, Civility, Deliberation
David French on the unexpected rewards of being politically homeless: First, it liberates you from uncomfortable and destructive associations and arguments. While the Bible promises Christians that they’ll face challenges and sometimes-fierce opposition in their...
by jpitney | Oct 5, 2020 | Civility, Deliberation, Public Opinion
Samuel Abrams at AEI: New data as part of the Survey Center on American Life, a project of AEI, reveals that our polarized discourse is impacting most Americans. Yet, the data also shows that most Americans are still open minded enough to find common ground with...
by jpitney | Sep 27, 2020 | Civility, Deliberation, Uncategorized
Federalist 37: It is a misfortune, inseparable from human affairs, that public measures are rarely investigated with that spirit of moderation which is essential to a just estimate of their real tendency to advance or obstruct the public good; and that this spirit is...
by jpitney | Sep 20, 2020 | Congress, Deliberation, House of Representatives
New report from New America: Congressional Brain Drain Legislative Capacity in the 21st Century By: Alexander C. Furnas, Timothy M. LaPira Executive Summary This research report comprehensively investigates congressional capacity and governance using publicly...
