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Pillars of Democracy: Rebuilding America’s Trust in the Presidency

Posted by: John Haskell

For decades America’s civic and governmental institutions have lost the trust of the people, and sometimes even come under direct attack. Commentators offer various explanations for what has happened. Many point to a loss of faith in authority figures beginning with the Vietnam War and the corruption of Watergate, and the movement in the 1960s …

Posted in: Culture & Society, Digital Revolution, General News, Government, Media & Communications, Politics

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Our Common Purpose: Second Event Looks at Reforming Electoral Institutions

Posted by: John Haskell

At any point in time we might look at our political institutions – Congress, the presidency, the courts, elections, etc. – and see them as static, impervious to change in the larger social or cultural environment. In fact, that perception is wrong. Our political institutions evolve just as the larger culture does. As the nation’s …

Posted in: Digital Revolution, General News, Government, Law, Media & Communications, Politics