by jpitney | Mar 31, 2021 | Economic Policy, Immigration, Trade, Uncategorized
Kristin Kent Spanos and Nicholas Saliba at the George W. Bush Presidential Center: As governments, businesses, and think tanks review the efficiency and resiliency of North American supply chains—many impacted by COVID-19— The George W. Bush Institute-SMU Economic...
by jpitney | Mar 20, 2021 | Civility, Uncategorized
Richard J. Prystowsky at AACU: How to Guide Groups in Embracing Viewpoint Diversity → When possible, have participants sit in a circle in order to create a community-like setting. → Agree to jettison hierarchies in the room. Also agree that no one will be...
by jpitney | Feb 22, 2021 | Civility, Polarization, Uncategorized
J.D. Tuccille at Reason: “Political polarization is having far-reaching impacts on American life, harming consumer welfare and creating challenges for people ranging from elected officials and policymakers to corporate executives and marketers,” according...
by jpitney | Feb 2, 2021 | Bipartisanship, Congress, Uncategorized
From Axios: Some 70% of bills enacted in the last Congress had at least one Republican and one Democrat co-sponsor, highlighting the need for bipartisanship to get things done under current House and Senate rules, according to data from Quorum provided to Axios’...
by jpitney | Dec 18, 2020 | Claremont McKenna College, Uncategorized
A few years ago, Nadeem Farooqi (CMC `15) interviewed David Dreier about the launch of the Dreier Roundtable. At the age of 27, Nadeem recently passed on. More details here:...
