by jpitney | Oct 19, 2020 | Journalism
The Dreier Roundtable at CMC is excited to present an online discussion about writing opinion-editorial pieces, or op-eds. Tuesday’s guests will be Henry Olsen, opinion writer for the Washington Post and CMC alumnus, and Sue Horton, Op-Ed and Sunday Opinion Editor for...
by jpitney | Oct 18, 2020 | civic virtue, Civility, Deliberation
David French on the unexpected rewards of being politically homeless: First, it liberates you from uncomfortable and destructive associations and arguments. While the Bible promises Christians that they’ll face challenges and sometimes-fierce opposition in their...
by jpitney | Oct 17, 2020 | Civility
At The Atlantic last year, Tom Junod wrote about Mister Rogers: Fred was a man with a vision, and his vision was of the public square, a place full of strangers, transformed by love and kindness into something like a neighborhood. That vision depended on civility, on...
by jpitney | Oct 16, 2020 | Civility
From WBAL in Baltimore: We are in the throes of the election season. The signs are everywhere, literally, on our lawns, in our mailboxes and on our televisions — messages from candidates vying for our vote.All are the hallmarks of a normal election...
by jpitney | Oct 15, 2020 | Elections, Journalism
Katherine Jacobsen at the Committee to Protect Journalists: Covering elections as a foreign correspondent in the United States has traditionally meant press conferences, long days at political rallies, and road trips through rural America. This year, however,...
by jpitney | Oct 13, 2020 | Congress, House of Representatives
At The Washington Post, Paul Kane writes on Tom Graves, Derek Kilmer, and the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: They believe that if members of Congress could be in charge of directing funding to their districts, they will be much more invested in the...
by jpitney | Oct 12, 2020 | Civility
Anuj Gupta at The Philadelphia Inquirer: Over the last several years, Philadelphia has established a number of successful templates for civil community conversation, including the Philadelphia Foundation-supported On The Table initiative and the Knight...
by jpitney | Oct 11, 2020 | Claremont McKenna College, Congress, Constitution
From AEI: In Federalist 51, James Madison argued that as “the legislative authority necessarily predominates,” Congress needs to be divided into two branches to constrain its immense power. Two centuries later, it seems Madison’s fears were unfounded, with both the...
by jpitney | Oct 10, 2020 | Congress, House of Representatives, Oversight, Presidency
Molly E. Reynolds and Jackson Gode at Brookings: Two of the most significant [congressional oversight] mechanisms include holding congressional hearings as well as sending letters to executive branch agencies and to individuals involved in executive branch operations....
