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Most Tennesseans oppose book banning, despite recent laws, new poll finds
HOME REGISTER FOR CONVERSATIONS ON DEMOCRACY LEARN MORE Poll: 68% of Tennesseans oppose book banning May 11, 2022 | by Meghan Mangrum, Tennessean Most Tennesseans are opposed to banning books, despite lawmakers’ recent efforts to restrict what is available in school libraries, a new poll finds. The poll, conducted in April, surveyed 1,125 registered voters in Tennessee…
Read MoreBill Kristol Among Guests Slated to Discuss Democracy at UTC Forums
March 30, 2022 | by Staff Report Bill Kristol, a neoconservative author, former chief of staff to Vice President Dan Quayle and avid “Never Trumper,” will appear at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on June 13 as one of a half dozen “Conversations on Democracy” being organized by the Tennessee Democracy Forum. Each of…
Read MoreEichenthal: Accountability first, but also repair, vital for future of US
January 17, 2021 | by David Eichenthal For the last year, the inability to mount an effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been the worst public policy failure of my lifetime, needlessly costing the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans and putting our economic security at risk. And, in the last two weeks,…
Read MoreA Surprising Potential Swing Vote: Pro-Democracy Republicans
By David Eichenthal | July 19, 2021 I ultimately decided against running for Congress in a red district. But my research found a way for Democrats to make inroads in such places. Political pundits seem united in their belief that Democrats will struggle to hold the House of Representatives in 2022. The historical precedent that the party out…
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