James Fallows, the former Carter speechwriter and current Atlantic magazine columnist, has written a couple of recent columns that use Richard Neustadt’s argument in his classic work Presidential Power to analyze Obama’s handling of health care. Fallows’ basic point is that Obama’s success in getting health care passed will increase his influence on subsequent legislative […]…Continue Reading The Uzi and Me (Or, the Mysteries of the Internets)
Day: April 6, 2010
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Monterey Terrorism Research and Education Program
One of the Internet resources featured in the latest issue of the Internet Scout Report, at http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/2010/scout-100402.html, is the Monterey Terrorism Research & Education Program, at http://www.miis.edu/academics/researchcenters/terrorism. Based at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, the Monterey Terrorism Research & Education Program (MonTREP) “conducts in-depth research, assesses policy options, and engages in public education on issues […]…Continue Reading Monterey Terrorism Research and Education Program