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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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Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Incumbent Parties Lost Ground Nearly Everywhere

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Alexander Smith at NBC: NBC News reported at the start of 2024 how it would see more elections than any other year on record, with more tha...

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Deliberative Democracy and Citizen Assemblies

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Claudia Chwalisz at Noema : Since the 1980s, a wave of such citizens’ assemblies has been building, and it has been gaining momentum sinc...

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

House Staff Turnover

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Keturah Hetrick at LegiStorm: Last year's rumored staff exodus was more than just speculation: According to LegiStorm data , House st...

Saturday, February 5, 2022

Hispanic Population" 62.1 Million

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From Pew: The U.S. Hispanic population reached 62.1 million in 2020 , an increase of 23% over the previous decade that outpaced the nation’...

Friday, December 10, 2021

Polarization and Confidence in Doctors

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Jeffrey M. Jones at Gallup: Republicans are less likely now than they were in the past to say they are confident in the accuracy of importan...

Saturday, May 22, 2021

Opinion on Equal Justice

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At Axios, David Nather reports on a new Ipsos poll: By the numbers: Nearly six out of 10 respondents — 59% — disagreed with the statement ...

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