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Save to My PortfolioHigh Time for a Helping Hand for Strapped American Families

Elisabeth Jacobs, April 24, 2008, The Brookings Institution

High Time for a Helping Hand for Strapped American FamiliesAmericans are gloomy about the economy these days. Despite widespread economic malaise, writes Elisabeth Jacobs, little has been done to strengthen the safety net for American families in financial duress. And though some presidential candidates have begun to call for action, evidence suggests that the American people need action now. Read More

Cost of Living, U.S. Congress, U.S. Politics, U.S. Economy, Polling and Public Opinion

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioJohn Yoo Interrogation Memo

Benjamin Wittes, April 05, 2008, The New Republic

John Yoo Interrogation MemoThe Justice Department recently released John Yoo's 2003 "torture" memo to Congress.  Questions remain on what to do with the people the military and the CIA interrogated brutally in 2002 and 2003, writes Ben Wittes, and how the CIA should handle such people in the future. Read More

Intelligence, Terrorism, Courts, Human Rights, Defense

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioHow and When Experience in a President Counts

Charles O. Jones, March 2008, Issues in Governance Studies #12 (March 2008)

How and When Experience in a President CountsExperience has become a dominant issue in the 2008 presidential campaign. Charles Jones examines the CVs of the three remaining contenders and explores whether prior White House experience is a guarantee for success and how the historical experience of experience might apply to 2008. Read More

U.S. Politics, The Presidency, Elections, Political Campaigns, Politics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioCreating a New Public Diplomacy Cabinet Post

William A. Galston, Spring 2008, Democracy Journal, Issue #8

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPrepare for the Iraqi Humanitarian Crisis: Open Letter to U.S. Presidential Candidates

Elizabeth Ferris, February 29, 2008, Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioMukasey Has the Capacity to Be a Great Attorney General, But Not the Time

Benjamin Wittes, January 31, 2008, The New Republic

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioLo Stato della Nazione: l'addio piatto di Bush

Federiga Bindi, January 30, 2008, Benecomune.net

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Save to My PortfolioState of the Union 2008: President Bush's Final Year

Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioIl lungo addio di George W. Bush

Federiga Bindi, January 28, 2008, il Riformista

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioGun Shy: The Justice Department Weighs in on the Second Amendment

Benjamin Wittes, January 25, 2008, The New Republic

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioModernizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

David S. Kris, November 15, 2007, Legal Architecture for the War on Terror Project

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioWaterboarding and Torture

Benjamin Wittes, November 06, 2007, Minnesota Public Radio

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Mukasey Ultimatum

Benjamin Wittes, October 29, 2007, The New Republic

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioGridlock on Capitol Hill

Sarah A. Binder, October 20, 2007, Guardian Unlimited

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A former policy advisor to President Clinton and presidential candidates, Bill Galston is an expert on domestic policy, political campaigns, and elections. His current research focuses on designing a new social contract and the implications of political polarization.


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