Thought of the Week: The Pandemic Brought Proxy Voting to Capitol Hill; Will it Continue? Over the course of the past year, people had to modify many of their day-to-day activities—they teleworked, accepted contactless delivery, and even went to virtual church services. At the same time, the House of Representatives adopted a resolution that, for […]
Thought of the Week: An old SCOA colleague reached out to me this week to ask why Congressional Republicans would vote to remove Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) from her leadership post as the third-ranking Republican in the House of Representatives. It’s an interesting question, particularly when you consider the success Republicans had with female candidates
Thought of the Week: While the Biden administration just completed its first 100 days in office, and for most Americans the 2020 election was just a few short months ago, in Washington the 2022 mid-term elections are quickly approaching and are already influencing policy decisions. This is why a new study by Democratic data firm
Thought of the Week: -Themes Emerge from the Biden Administration’s First 100 Days: Several post-pandemic themes on spending, taxation, trade, and foreign policy have emerged from the Biden administration’s first 100 days. First, is the death of neoliberalism, which prioritized the role of free markets over government in the economy and dominated policymaking for the
Thought of the Week: My discussion with two political icons—James Carville and Charlie Cook. The format for the discussion was a virtual fireside chat with famed political analyst Cook asking questions of the noted political strategist on the status of the Democratic Party and other topics; a brief summary follows: *The 2020 campaign: Democrats were
Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to participate in a discussion with Ronald Brownstein, the author of Rock Me on the Water: 1974-The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television, and Politics. In short, the book is about how 1970s Los Angeles exerted more influence over popular culture than any other city in America.
Thought of the Week: I was talking with a friend earlier this week. He is a small business owner in the residential home space. He is doing quite well right now as home prices are rising, and he leans to the conservative side of the political aisle. Our discussion turned to Georgia, Major League Baseball,
Thought of the Week: Reality Bites, one of my wife’s favorite movies, is a 1990s cult classic that follows the disenchanted, post-university lives of several members of Generation X. The challenges that confront the characters exemplify some of the career and lifestyle choices faced by the young adults who came of age during the 1990s
Thought of the Week: Yesterday, All My Troubles Seemed So Far Away. This week, two seemingly unrelated developments struck me—passage of Georgia’s election law and a letter by 13 Democratic Senators calling on the White House to suspend the Buy American waivers that allow foreign firms to bid on U.S. government contracts. In Georgia’s case,
Thought of the Week: Speaking to a congressional staffer early this week, he remarked that with such thin majorities in the House and Senate, Congress could have gone one of two ways—bipartisan or super-partisan. He said it was unfortunate that it has gone super-partisan and that the president has only paid lip service to “unity.”