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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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Sunday, February 22, 2026

More Tariffs

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Many posts have dealt with tariffs and trade . Ilya Somin at Reason : Within hours of the Supreme Court's decision striking do...

Sunday, December 14, 2025

Unilateral Power

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Many posts have discussed presidential power . Bruce Mehlman : They say if you want to go fast, go alone. The Trump 2.0 White House h...

Friday, May 16, 2025

What Is News?

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Kirsten Eddy at al. wrote a Pew study of the meaning of news: Key findings: Defining news has become a personal, and personalized, experi...

Thursday, December 26, 2024

A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama!

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Trump says he wants to retake the Panama Canal. Legally, he can't because there's a treaty . Article VI, clause 2: This Constitutio...

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Iranian Influence and Gaza Protests

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Many posts have analyzed how foreign governments try to influence American politics and policy . Statement from Director of Nation...

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