by jpitney | Nov 12, 2022 | Democracy, Technology
Nathan Gardels at Noema: Democracy in its republican form is fundamentally about how diverse citizens within one community relate to each other through the institutions of self-government. And where there are interpersonal relations, there are ethics of communication...
by jpitney | Nov 1, 2022 | Civic Education, civic virtue, Democracy
Daniel Stid interviews Kristen Cambell, CEO of Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement, or PACE What do you see as the most important long-term challenge facing U.S. democracy, and what is the PACE community doing in response to it? In my opinion, the...
by jpitney | Oct 17, 2022 | Democracy
From the National Endowment for Democracy: On October 25-27, 2022, the World Movement for Democracy will hold its 11th Global Assembly in Taipei, Taiwan, to strengthen solidarity among democracy advocates around the world in their efforts to build a free world. Some...
by jpitney | Sep 24, 2022 | Democracy, Russia, Ukraine
Andy Busch at Law and Liberty: The real question is whether the United States has a strategic stake in Ukraine at all. The answer is yes. Most tangibly, a quick glance at a map shows that Ukraine borders no fewer than five NATO countries. Poland, Slovakia,...
by jpitney | Sep 22, 2022 | Democracy
From the National Endowment for Democracy: This September, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program. Since its establishment in 2001–2002, the program has hosted more than 360...
by jpitney | Sep 21, 2022 | Democracy, Insurrection, Reagan
Rep. Liz Cheney: I’ve had three people in my life tell me that it was the words of Ronald Reagan and the model of America that led them to seek freedom here. One was an immigrant who grew up in Castro’s totalitarian regime. Another was a young man who grew up behind...
