by jpitney | Mar 18, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives, Polarization, Senate
Li Zhou at Vox: Thus far, 43 House members and eight senators have announced that they won’t be seeking another term but they’ll finish out this one. Additionally, eight House members and two Senators have left their seats early due to factors including retirement,...
by jpitney | Feb 19, 2024 | California Politics, Polarization, Public Opinion
A Leger survey for the LAT finds that 29% of Americans — and 48% of Republicans think that California is “not really American.” Other findings: Over one-third of U.S. residents believe that California is a model other states should avoid (39%),...
by jpitney | Nov 18, 2023 | Civility, Polarization
John Farmer, Jr. at The Messenger: The development of social media platforms has put the Citizens United principle on steroids. Such platforms became profitable only when they began to deploy algorithms that use commercial advertising principles to amplify every...
by jpitney | Sep 25, 2023 | Free Speech, Polarization, Public Opinion, Uncategorized
At RealClearPolitics, Carl Cannon reports on a new survey: Traditionally, opposing censorship — whether imposed by government or corporations — was a bedrock principle of liberalism in this country. The American Civil Liberties Union was founded in 1920 to promote and...
by jpitney | Jul 12, 2023 | House of Representatives, Polarization, Uncategorized
Donald Wolfensberger at The Hill: In 2008, David E. Kyvig, a professor of history at Northern Illinois University, published “The Age of Impeachment: American Constitutional Culture Since 1960.” In his preface, Kyvig says the purpose of the book is to answer “why...
by jpitney | Jul 10, 2023 | Campaign Finance, Crime, Polarization
Polarization and partisan animosity provide an opportunity for scam artists to make money — sometimes from both sides at once. Laura J. Nelson reports at LAT Two Californians set up a pair of political action committees, called the Liberty Action Group and the...