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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.

Monday, June 16, 2025

Social Security Misinformation

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Americans vastly overestimate the amount of waste in the budget Alexandra Berzon,Nicholas Nehamas, and Tara Siegel Bernard at NYT: Elon Mu...

Sunday, June 15, 2025

ACB

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Many posts have discusse d the independence of the judiciary . At NYT, Jodi Kantor writes of Justice Amy Coney Barrett: She has become ...

Friday, June 13, 2025

Views of the US

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Richard Wike, Jacob Poushter, Laura Silver and Janell Fetterolf at Pew: People across the 24 countries surveye d are divided in their rating...

Thursday, June 12, 2025

DTLA, AI, and Disinformation

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Many posts have discussed myths and misinformation . It is easier than ever to spread lies at scale . Laura Doan and Emma Li at CBS...

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

AI and News Sites

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Many posts have dealt with media problems . Isabella Simonetti and Katherine Blunt at WSJ : The AI armageddon is here for online news ...

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

The Guard

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For the first time in sixty years , a president has activated the National Guard without a request from the state's governor -- in thi...

Monday, June 9, 2025

Waste, Fraud, Abuse

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Many posts have discussed federal deficits and the federal debt . Americans vastly overestimate the amount of waste in the budget For...

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