The Bullying Pulpit
Nurse Ratched is at it again. Like the controlling nurse in Ken Kesey’s classic “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, RoseAnn DeMoro is taking another
Sherry Bebitch Jeffe & Doug Jeffe
July 5, 2017
Author: Sherry Bebitch Jeffe & Doug Jeffe
Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, Professor of the Practice of Public Policy Communication, Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California, and Doug Jeffe, Communications and Public Affairs Strategist
War Games
“We have met the enemy and he is us,” opined Pogo, that sage possum of the Sunday comics. That could have been the theme of
Sherry Bebitch Jeffe & Doug Jeffe
May 31, 2017
Congressman Schiff: Ready for His Close-Up
With Barack Obama keeping a low profile and Bill and Hillary Clinton sidelined, there has been a lot of hand wringing about the lack of
Sherry Bebitch Jeffe & Doug Jeffe
March 24, 2017
Stu Spencer—The Way We Were; The Way We Should Be
Recently, a bevy of political “pros” gathered in Palm Desert to celebrate the 90th birthday of Stu Spencer, the pioneering political consultant who guided Ronald Reagan
Sherry Bebitch Jeffe & Doug Jeffe
February 24, 2017
The Tortoise and the (Blond) Hair
Donald Trump could learn a thing or two about governing from California Governor Jerry Brown. While President Trump tweets and bleats, Governor Brown uses the
Sherry Bebitch Jeffe & Doug Jeffe
February 3, 2017
Politics in Perspective
Two weeks in London in December provided a chance to gain a fresh perspective on the United States’ crazy politics of 2016. The bottom line
Sherry Bebitch Jeffe & Doug Jeffe
January 12, 2017
California Is An Alternate Universe
The Union has just seceded from California. While the rest of the country was electing Donald Trump and returning Republican Congressional majorities, California turned an
Sherry Bebitch Jeffe & Doug Jeffe
November 14, 2016
Unconventional Wisdom: Election Pre-mortem
It certainly seems appropriate that disgraced former Congressmember Anthony Weiner is surfacing in the middle of the latest Presidential campaign kerfuffle. After all, the dominant
Sherry Bebitch Jeffe & Doug Jeffe
November 4, 2016
Post-debate Wisdom: 90 Minutes to Nowhere
Our long national debate-mare is over! But not before GOP nominee Donald Trump succumbed to his strongest opponent—himself. After a strong start, Trump abandoned what
Sherry Bebitch Jeffe & Doug Jeffe
October 20, 2016