by jpitney | Dec 20, 2021 | Bipartisanship, civic virtue, Civility, Congress, Uncategorized
Patricia Murphy at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: If a single moment epitomizes the legacy of Johnny Isakson, it came on the day in 2019 after the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis spoke in Isakson’s honor. Lewis, the longtime Georgia Democrat, had spoken of his admiration...
by jpitney | Nov 24, 2021 | California Politics, Local Government, Redistricting, Uncategorized
The 2020 census found that Los Angeles County had slightly more than ten million people. Each of its five supervisors represents about two million. To put it another way, any supervisorial district has more people than the entire state of Nebraska. The immensity of...
by jpitney | Nov 13, 2021 | Uncategorized, Violence
Lisa Lerer and Astead W. Herndon at NYT: [V]olent talk has tipped over into actual violence in ways big and small. School board members and public health officials have faced a wave of threats, prompting hundreds to leave their posts. A recent investigation by Reuters...
by jpitney | Nov 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
TO ACCOMMODATE STUDENTS WHO ARE STILL WORKING ON THEIR ENTRIES, DRT IS EXTENDING THE DEADLINE TO FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12. DREIER ROUNDTABLE OP-ED CONTEST A reminder about CMC’s Dreier Roundtable Fall 2021 op-ed writing contest. Entries should be in the form of...
by jpitney | Oct 31, 2021 | Election Security, Elections, Uncategorized
Testimony of Al Schmidt, City Commissioner of Philadelphia, The Committee on Rules and Administration of the United States Senate, Emerging Threats to Election Administration, Tuesday, October 26, 2021 “This is domestic terrorism. The whole point is to terrorize, to...
by jpitney | Oct 30, 2021 | Claremont McKenna College, International Relations, Uncategorized
The Diversity and Diplomacy panel discussion took place on Thursday, October 28, 2021. Ambassadors and foreign service officers discussed the efforts the Department of State is making to diversify its workforce. The organizers were the Claremont McKenna College...
