The purpose of political debates is to educate the public by clearly identifying the candidates’ positions on important issues. That process demands a well-structured format and disciplined behavior ...

Stephen A. Smith has a ready answer for anyone who thinks he’s responsible for what sports television has become. In a new profile in the Financial Times, Smith was asked how he responds to critics ...

Xavier Becerra is speaking out after he and three other Democratic candidates for governor were excluded from a debate at the University of Southern California at the end of this month. In a letter ...

Two years ago, we put forward a reform proposal for the presidential debates in the 2008 campaign. Rather than just offer an abstract plan, we decided to present a real format by scheduling a dialogue ...

ABC and USC will not expand the debate stage for the left-out California gubernatorial candidates next week, the hosts said in a joint letter Friday, rejecting accusations of bias. Six candidates were ...