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Democrats must unify as an opposition party. Establish a ‘shadow cabinet.’
Opinion The Democratic Party, with its often conflicting voices, lacks the discipline of, say, a British opposition party. That could change. DNC chair candidate Ken Martin speaks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting in National Harbor, Md., Feb. 1, 2025.
Fenves missed an opportunity to educate about campus protests
As a retired Emory University faculty member, I received the winter 2024 issue of the Emory Magazine in late December. Inside the issue was a letter from University President Gregory Fenves. I am struck not by what Fenves said, but by what he did not. His writing did not contain even a hint of acknowledgement of the student protests over the Israel-Palestine conflict or the lessons that the Emory community may have drawn from those events.
Democrats should turn their focus to protecting children
Democratic postmortems reflect the party wrestling over a number of explanations for the party’s losses. But these analyses provide few if any substantive proposals for moving forward. Democrats need a policy focus that moves beyond trying to figure out better messaging for past initiatives, like President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill.
RICK DONER and ROYCE MANN: Georgia’s Refusal to Learn about Firearm Safety
In 2019, while serving as Legislative Director for March for Our Lives Georgia, one of us (Royce Mann) worked with State Rep. Jasmine Clark to co-write a resolution to establish a House study committee on Mental Health & Gun Violence. We designed this legislation to draw bipartisan support.
‘One Emory’ feels futile now
As a university, we are not living up to our claims of “One Emory” and being a university that fosters “courageous inquiry.” The “One Emory” principle implies that we’re all in this together, that all of our voices need to be considered and consulted on key issues. It implies shared governance.
Protesting, listening and learning amid turbulence at Emory
Editor’s note: A version of this essay appeared in the Emory Wheel. We write as Jewish faculty members at Emory University who are alarmed by the breakdown in campus dialogue around the Israel/Palestine conflict. This breakdown was reflected in and intensified by the violent arrest of protesters on campus on April 25. Protests — including those that take confrontational and divisive turns — can provide opportunities for dialogue and learning.
Protesting, listening and learning amid turbulence at Emory: 2 professors reflect
We write as Jewish faculty members at Emory University who strongly oppose the administration’s precipitous summoning of police to break up campus protests on April 25. No one was protected by this action and the resulting arrests; instead, our whole campus was needlessly thrust into dangerous tumult and a state of fear. Beyond these arrests, the protests themselves and the controversies surrounding them prompt us to reflect on our own role as Jews and as educators.
Opinion: Building ties across the dinner table
Years ago I asked members of my freshman seminar on “Cooperation and Conflict” why some students actively participated in class discussions and others tended to stay silent. One student’s answer – family meals – surprised me but drew classwide agreement. For these students, eating with family members often provided opportunities and encouragement to share and to listen to others, helping students gain confidence in developing and expressing their thoughts.
Open Letter to Emory Stop Cop City and President Gregory Fenves
We attended the demonstration that Emory University President Gregory Fenves criticized as “antisemitic” in his Oct. 25 message to the Emory community. We come away from both the demonstration and President Fenves’ letter with profound disappointment, even sorrow. We found the demonstration very problematic, even counter-productive, and it was no way to build a coalition to stop Cop City.
Opinion: Multistate system helps secure Georgians’ votes
Several features of Georgia’s electoral arrangements have come under criticism as potential tools of voter suppression or election fraud.
Opinion: Voter challenges have troubling history in Ga.
Georgia Republicans have begun to challenge the qualifications of thousands of voters who, they argue, may have moved out of the state or have died. These efforts are based on the state’s new SB202 voting law that allows any voter to challenge the eligibility of an unlimited number of their neighbors. The challenges should be worrying for any citizen concerned with election integrity. Several reasons for concern are already well-known.
Professor: Learning America's ugly racial history can inspire, not scar, our children
This is an op-ed by Rick Doner, a political science professor emeritus of Emory University. What do we parents want our children to learn about the history of race relations in our country? Concern about this issue, especially on the part of white parents, has clearly grown, as shown in the recent Virginia governor’s race. Republican Glenn Youngkin won in part by attacking the use or influence of “critical race theory” (CRT) in the state’s schools.
Professor: Learning America's ugly racial history can inspire, not scar, our children
This is an op-ed by Rick Doner, a political science professor emeritus of Emory University. What do we parents want our children to learn about the history of race relations in our country? Concern about this issue, especially on the part of white parents, has clearly grown, as shown in the recent Virginia governor’s race. Republican Glenn Youngkin won in part by attacking the use or influence of “critical race theory” (CRT) in the state’s schools.
Professor: Learning America's ugly racial history can inspire, not scar, our children
This is an op-ed by Rick Doner, a political science professor emeritus of Emory University. What do we parents want our children to learn about the history of race relations in our country? Concern about this issue, especially on the part of white parents, has clearly grown, as shown in the recent Virginia governor’s race. Republican Glenn Youngkin won in part by attacking the use or influence of “critical race theory” (CRT) in the state’s schools.
What Jeff Foxworthy (and social science) can teach us about voting rights
As social scientists, we’re obviously huge fans of the comedian - and amateur philosopher – Jeff Foxworthy.Born and bred in Georgia,Foxworthy is hugely popular around these parts in large part because he pokes sympathetic fun at fellow Southerners through his “…you might be a redneck” jokes. You know the ones: “If you think the French Riviera is a foreign car…you might be a redneck”. Or, “If your bowling alley has valet parking….you might be a redneck.” Foxworthy is on to something.
Kemp acting as secretary of state in his own election is a threat to voter confidence
It is a fundamental tenet of democratic procedures, as well as a recognized international electoral standard, that elections should be managed by an impartial and independent authority. Georgia’s current gubernatorial election is strikingly out of sync with that norm: Secretary of State Brian Kemp is the final arbiter of an election in which he, as a candidate, has a clear personal and partisan interest.
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