Media
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LA Times: ‘Clearly ludicrous’ smears fly in Republican-on-Republican attacks
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-04-05/marjorie-taylor-greenes-latest-target-for-outlandish-attacks-fellow-republicans… Read MoreApr. 5, 2022
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The Tennessean: How Americans can talk about Jan. 6, demand accountability and unite as a nation | Plazas
https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/columnists/david-plazas/2022/02/02/how-americans-can-talk-what-about-what-happened-capitol-jan-6/9214118002/… Read MoreFeb. 2, 2022
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WATCH: The Keys to Effective Lawmaking in Turbulent Times
Former Senate Majority Leader Dr. Bill Frist shared examples from his time in political office and gave advice on what could help current lawmakers work toward compromise in a recent panel discussion on effective lawmaking. The virtual discussion, “The Keys to Effective Lawmaking in Turbulent Times,” was… Read MoreDec. 7, 2021
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WATCH: Why local governments seem more effective than federal counterparts
While national lawmakers are often seen drawing party lines and taking sides, local and regional governments across the nation can typically come to solutions more quickly and easily. A group of former and current municipal leaders came together in a virtual discussion on Nov. 3 to talk about how… Read MoreNov. 3, 2021
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Hazardous Misinformation: Key Policy Levers
Digital technology allows for the frictionless spread of information, including false and manipulated content. As a nation that has enshrined freedom of speech in the First Amendment of our Constitution, the policy levers available to U.S. officials to confront the free flow of dangerous misinformation—whether pertaining to COVID-19, elections or other matters of existential significance to lives and our democratic institutions—are necessarily circumscribed. Thankfully, misinformation scholars have proposed policies that comply with Constitutional limitations and have the potential to mitigate the hazards of misinformation. Read MoreApr. 13, 2021