This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareMark J. Rozell is the dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University where he holds the Ruth D. and John T. Hazel Chair in Public Policy. He is co-author of “.” Had new Democratic majorities in Virginia’s House of Delegates and Senate made good on a seminal 2019 campaign pledge — criminal justice reform — in 2020’s winter General Assembly session, they’d appear as prescient as Nostradamus.Instead, they are playing catch-up before an Aug. 18 special session, facing thorny new demands from...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareMark J. Rozell is the dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University where he holds the Ruth D. and John T. Hazel Chair in Public Policy. He is co-author of “.” Had new Democratic majorities in Virginia’s House of Delegates and Senate made good on a seminal 2019 campaign pledge — criminal justice reform — in 2020’s winter General Assembly session, they’d appear as prescient as Nostradamus.Instead, they are playing catch-up before an Aug. 18 special session, facing thorny new demands from...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareMark J. Rozell is the dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, where he holds the Ruth D. and John T. Hazel chair in public policy.What a missed opportunity.That’s the undeniable conclusion after watching Gov. Ralph Northam (D), the only governor in the nation who is a doctor, shamble through Virginia’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, a crisis that should have been right in his sweet spot.Northam’s medical training uniquely positioned him for confident, assertive and...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareMark J. Rozell is the dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, where he holds the Ruth D. and John T. Hazel chair in public policy.What a missed opportunity.That’s the undeniable conclusion after watching Gov. Ralph Northam (D), the only governor in the nation who is a doctor, shamble through Virginia’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, a crisis that should have been right in his sweet spot.Northam’s medical training uniquely positioned him for confident, assertive and...WW…

by Paul Goldman and Mark J. Rozell, Opinion Contributors - 06/25/20 2:30 PM ETThe views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill✕Now more than ever, America needs the out-party national ticket – Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his running mate – to pledge not to seek elected office in 2024. At this writing, to Biden handily winning the election, along with likely Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress. Thus, our proposal is not mere academic rumination.Why is this pledge critical now?The next four years could be America’s last best chance to prove...…by Paul Goldman and Mark J. Rozell, Opinion Contributors - 06/25/20 2:30 PM ETThe views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill✕Now more than ever, America needs the out-party national ticket – Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his running mate – to pledge not to seek elected office in 2024. At this writing, to Biden handily winning the election, along with likely Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress. Thus, our proposal is not mere academic rumination.Why is this pledge critical now?The next four years could be America’s last best chance to prove...WW…