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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.

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Monday, May 29, 2023

A MEMORIAL DAY REMINDER THAT PUERTO RICO IS PART OF THE UNITED STATES

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He is Puerto Rican. He went to a @kroger store in Savannah Georgia. He purchased groceries, a bottle of wine, and some beer. The cashier ...

Saturday, August 29, 2020

COVID Responses: International Perspectives

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Kat Devlin and Aidan Connaughton at Pew: Countries’ approaches to combat the spread of the coronavirus have varied throughout Eur...

Saturday, January 25, 2020

Comparative Corruption

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From Transparency International: The United States has received its lowest score in eight years on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)...

Sunday, October 25, 2009

A Comprative Perspective from Uganda

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Our book has a regular boxed feature comparing the United States and other nations. In this vein, Ugandan journalist Rodney Muhumuza has s...

Monday, October 19, 2009

Autism and Canadian-American Differences

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In chapter 5, we discuss cultural differences between the United States and Canada. In a provocative essay on autism policy , Malcolm Stanl...

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