by jpitney | Jan 18, 2021 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Democracy, Pennsylvania, State Government
Rep. Stephen Kinsey (D-201) of Philadelphia, and Rep. Greg Rothman (R-87) of Cumberland County co-founded the new bipartisan caucus in the House of Representatives, They write at GoErie: As a Democratic state representative from Philadelphia and a Republican state...
by jpitney | Jan 17, 2021 | California Politics, Civility, Democracy, Religion
An open letter to Speaker Pelosi and Leader McCarthy from the San Francisco-based Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), the California Legislative Jewish Caucus and the JCRC of Silicon Valley: The California Jewish community is appalled by the events on January 6...
by jpitney | Dec 8, 2020 | Democracy, House of Representatives
Former Senator Tom Daschle and former Representative Jim Kolbe at The Hill: As current board members of the National Democratic Institute and the International Republican Institute, strengthening legislative institutions against authoritarian influences around the...
by jpitney | Nov 9, 2020 | Democracy, Foreign Policy, House of Representatives
From the House Democracy Partnership: A bipartisan commission of the U.S. House of Representatives, the House Democracy Partnership (HDP) works with countries around the world to support the development of effective, independent and responsive legislatures. Using...
by jpitney | May 6, 2020 | Declaration of Independence, Democracy
So does America’s origin story lie in 1619 (the arrival of slavery) or 1776 (the Declaration)? At RealClear Public Affairs, S. Adam Seagrave argues for the latter: We know that Jefferson lived far downstream of 1619. His livelihood and self-image depended...
by jpitney | Apr 16, 2020 | Democracy, Election Security
C-SPAN Classroom: campaigns and elections C-SPAN Classroom: political parties National Archives National Conference on State Legislatures UCLA Online Campaign Literature Archive DHS on Election Security From Ballotpedia: Our newest resource, which we developed just...
