Bessette Pitney Text

Bessette/Pitney’s AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS: DELIBERATION, DEMOCRACY AND CITIZENSHIP reviews the idea of "deliberative democracy." Building on the book, this blog offers insights, analysis, and facts about recent events.

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Polarization and Approval of Institutions

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Many posts have discussed partisan polarization . Jeffrey M. Jones at Gallup : Republicans’ and Democrats’ evaluations of both the Supr...

Friday, August 8, 2025

Sources and Methods

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Warren P. Strobel at WP: The Trump administration pushed to unveil a highly classified document on Russia’s interference in the 2016 electi...

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Four Point One Trillion

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Many posts have discussed federal deficits and the federal debt . CBO: CBO responds to a request from Senator Merkley for informatio...

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

World War Gerrymander

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Many posts have discussed reapportionment and redistricting . Joan Biskupic on the Rucho case: The brazen partisan redistricting underway...

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Employment Class Divide

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Many posts have discussed economi c and educationa l inequality . The effects of inequality reach many corners of American...

Monday, August 4, 2025

What's Important to Being American?

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How many Americans think believing in the principles of the Declaration of Independence is more important for being American than... Suppo...

Sunday, August 3, 2025

Bubbles and Inequality

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Many posts have discussed economi c and educationa l inequality . The effects of inequality reach many corners of American ...

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