Category: Politics & Public Policy

Social criticism and opinion from an independent, centrist political perspective.

Media Literacy: How Reporters and News Consumers can Step Up their Game

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Journalism is in the midst of a slow-motion crisis. When I was in journalism school, students learned how to write using the "inverted pyramid" approach. The inverted pyramid is a style of writing that dates back to the days when paper real estate — in a print newspaper — was limited. Editors who wished to …

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California Crime: From ‘Three Strikes’ to ‘No Strikes’?

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California is leading the nation in efforts to reduce mass incarceration — but will it backfire?

Little Over One Week into Trump’s Administration, We Need a National ‘Time Out’

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If Trump is the problem, we are the solution. But we can't be at our best as Americans while manipulated by the forces of fear. And that's why we need a national "time out".