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.

Friday, April 3, 2026

Decline of Elite-Educated Republican Lawmakers

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Many posts have discussed the politics of colleges and universities in the United States . Volden C, Wai J, Wiseman AE. On the Decline ...

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

War and Algebra

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Many posts have discussed war powers and the US military . Yonatan Touval at NYT: This is the recurring illusion of overequipped l...

Monday, March 30, 2026

Presidential Power

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Article II The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. ... The President shall be Commander in Chief...

War and God

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Many posts have discussed the role of religion in American life . Michelle Boorstein at WP : Every month at the Pentagon, Hegseth h...

Sunday, March 29, 2026

News About Nones

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Many posts have discussed the role of religion in American life . I've got brand new data about American religion that was colle...

Saturday, March 28, 2026

War, Iran, Quantity, Attrition

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Many posts have discussed war powers and the US military . Michael Raasch at The Daily Mail : Now, officials are urgently discussin...

Friday, March 27, 2026

Bad Newspaper News

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Many posts have dealt with media problems such as ghost newspapers and news deserts . Taylor Herzlich at NY Post : The Washington P...

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