Category: Preview Capsule

Apportionment – The Math Behind Representation What is apportionment, how has it changed over time, and why is it important? By Ruth McLatchieJune 6, 2025 “Apportionment is the process of dividing up a fixed quantity or resource among different individuals or groups in a fair and equitable way” according to the U.S. House of Representatives… Read more

The Politics of Blame Why and How To Get Blame Out of Politics  By William M. Taggart IV, Guest Contributor May 16, 2023 William M. Taggart IV – A professional engineer for over 30 years, Taggart worked on major projects in industry and served as an investigator for incidents and events. He is recognized as… Read more

The Politics of Blame Leviathan and the Virus By Mark Harris May 9, 2025 Thomas Hobbes makes a metaphor of the state and the biblical beast in his great work of early modern political philosophy, Leviathan. If we look at our nation as a proverbial beast, we may quickly see that it has come down… Read more

The Politics of Blame Blame – How Did We Get Here? By Ruth McLatchie May 2, 2025 In The Beginning We will explore how blame became inextricably linked with the human story.   Blame in World History From the 27th century B.C.E., to the 20th century C.E., we will show how negative human events can be… Read more

Here’s another taste of what’s coming April 25! By Ruth McLatchie As the world moves in an increasingly digital direction, journalism’s importance will grow while at the same time facing greater problems. The challenge for media organizations is to take advantage of future opportunities for more high quality journalism while finding creative, effective ways to… Read more

You and The Current Journalism Landscape By Ruth McLatchie According to Pew Research Center, “A large majority of U.S. adults (86%) say they at least sometimes get news from a smartphone, computer or tablet, including 57% who say they do so often.” Along with that comes an increasing diversity of viewpoint (left-center-right) and reliability (independently… Read more

Who are we, what are we doing, and why are we doing it? Who? We are a diverse group of seven individuals from the state of Ohio who value civil discourse, data and evidence-based information-gathering, fairness, and human collaboration to improve the state, the nation, and the world for the good of all. What? We… Read more