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...
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 8, 2023 | Russia, Ukraine, Uncategorized
“I don’t understand where this pro-Russian position comes from, have you ever seen Americans or Europeans switch to Soviet cars or move to live in Russia,” — Zelensky during a press conference in Slovakia pic.twitter.com/hCymDWKMuI — MAKS 23 👀🇺🇦...
