by jpitney | Dec 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
President Biden at Memorial Service for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor: Gracious and wise, civil and principled, Sandra Day O’Connor, a daughter of the American West, was a pioneer in her own right, breaking down the barriers in the legal and political worlds and the...
by jpitney | Dec 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
In a survey released last month by the Jewish Federations of North America, nearly 9 in 10 American Jews and more than 6 in 10 Americans overall said they believed there was more antisemitism in the U.S. now than five years ago. Asked to consider “just the last...
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 | Sep 22, 2023 | Civility, Congress, House of Representatives, Transportation, Uncategorized
Amid all the turmoil and drama in the House, there was a calm, serious and civil discussion about roads: This exchange between Rep. Burchett and Secretary Buttigieg was really nice to see yesterday. Watch till the end. pic.twitter.com/2U4hjwZgGm — Nerdy Pursuit...
by jpitney | Aug 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
A list in progress (updated August 29, 2023) Chandler Presson `21— New York Digital Hub Editor, Modern Luxury Blaise Malley `20 — reporter, Responsible Statecraft Torrey Hart `19 — staff editor, The Athletic [Oakland, CA] Malea Martin `19 — Staff Writer. Mountain...
by jpitney | Aug 24, 2023 | Russia, Uncategorized, Vaccine
Professor Andrew Busch: As for escalation, Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev have been threatening it since February 2022. But Putin, no longer a Marxist, is assuredly still at heart a Leninist, and it was Lenin who advised his followers “You probe with bayonets: if...