A Conversation with Former CIA Director John Brennan
In his time since leaving Langley, John Brennan has continued to be a fixture in the news. He has...
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Tag: Obama
Amb. Bolton Presents an Alternative to Pres. Obama’s Foreign Policy
Thursday evening, the LBJ School welcomed former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John R....
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Students React to Obama’s SOTU
The LBJ School’s Barry Goldwater Society and GPAC co-hosted a State of the Union watch party...
Read MoreChanging China’s Currency Calculus
As efforts to reinvigorate the American economy continue, one of the administration’s highest priorities should be collaborating with Congress on current proposals – including the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act...
Read MoreKeep Your Hands Off My Privacy
Two recent events – one in the public sector, one in the private sector – have helped to engage millions of Americans in a debate on privacy rights and information security: the debate over SOPA & Facebook...
Read MoreWe Don’t Have to Be the Big Bad Wolf
Israel and Palestine. It’s an issue that many people refuse to touch with a 10-foot pole, dismissing it as a hopeless black hole of debate. Over the past 20 years, it seems the only thing the peace talks and...
Read MoreAll’s Fair in Danish Taxation – But What About the U.S.?
Two weeks ago, when President Obama announced his plan to ensure that millionaires pay at least the same tax rate as middle-income Americans, tax cut advocates came out in force. Some fiscal conservatives rumbled against...
Read MoreBalancing Treason and Rights of Citizenship
Anwar al-Awlaki knew that America targeted him as a leader of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. In early February The New York Times reported that President Obama authorized al-Awlaki’s targeted killing. If he...
Read MoreRe-Election Thanks to a Do-Nothing Congress
If the president wants to win reelection, he needs to pass his jobs and debt bills. And by that I mean they need to fail. Since his election in 2008, the Republican Party has routinely come out against nearly everything...
Read MoreCleaning Our Hands of Dirty Pipelines
This article was co-written by Marcus Denton, a second year master's candidate at the LBJ School for Public Affairs, studying social and economic policy. President Obama generates controversy with nearly every one of...
Read MoreOh, Those Onerous Environmental Programs
In this, the age of budget deficits, no political party wants to be caught being the one without any budget cuts to advocate. President Obama handed down a budget that promised to cut troubled programs or programs that...
Read MoreA Cure That’s Worse Than the Disease
In this year’s State of the Union address, President Obama declared deficit reduction to be a critical step to move the country forward. Republicans and Democrats disagree vehemently over how much to cut from the...
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