by jpitney | Jul 2, 2025 | Elections, Polarization
CMC alum Todd Achilles is running for the US Senate. Laura Guido at the Idaho Capital Sun: A former Boise Democratic legislator on Sunday stepped down from his role in the Statehouse to run for the U.S. Senate as an independent against longtime Idaho U.S. Sen. Jim...
by jpitney | Jun 30, 2025 | California Politics, Democracy, Polarization
Mark Z. Barabak at LAT: Democrats may be California’s majority party, enjoying a sizable registration advantage. They hold 60 of 80 seats in the Assembly and 30 of 40 in the state Senate. But the state has nearly 6 million registered Republicans. There are doubtless...
by jpitney | Jun 17, 2025 | Civility, Polarization, Violence
Julie Bosman at NYT: The assassination of an elected official is rare and shocking anywhere on American ground. Nowhere is it more jarring than in Minnesota, a state known for a singular political culture with high value placed on bipartisanship and a tradition of...
by jpitney | May 21, 2025 | Civility, Polarization
A Reagan Library program with Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R) and New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D), as they sit in conversation to discuss bi-partisanship, mutual respect, and the value of healthy conflict.
by jpitney | Nov 26, 2024 | Higher Education, Newspapers, Polarization
Andrew Van Dam at WP: Of those who still read newspapers, Democrats made up a narrow majority in the 1990s and early 2000s, but their lead has turned into a rout. Now, among people who read the paper multiple times a week, Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than...
by jpitney | May 26, 2024 | Civility, Polarization
Dalibor Rohac at AEI: Fast forward to Slovakia, May 15, 2024. The country’s pugilistic prime minister, Robert Fico, was shot by a 71-year old man who, in his words, “[disapproved] of the government’s policies.” The perpetrator, a retired supermarket security guard and...
