by jpitney | Jun 10, 2021 | Congress, Insurrection
Two Senate Committees — Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs and Rules & Administration — issued a joint report on security failures on January 6. Major findings: The federal Intelligence Community—led by FBI and DHS—did not issue a threat...
by jpitney | Jun 9, 2021 | Constitution, Presidency
At AEI, Gary Schmitt and Joseph Bessette have a report titled “The First Congress Establishes the Unitary Executive.” Key points: Congress wrote the statutes establishing the new government’s Departments of Foreign Affairs, War, and Treasury, placing...
by jpitney | Jun 8, 2021 | Civility, Congress
Dan Glickman at Politico: I had all sorts of things tossed at me in my position as secretary of Agriculture—organic seeds by naked men and women in Rome, bison guts in Montana and tofu pies in D.C. It turns out people really care about their food. In a way, I think my...
by jpitney | Jun 7, 2021 | Democracy, Election Security, Elections, State Government
At AEI, Kevin Kosar spoke with Zachary Courser and Eric Helland of Claremont McKenna College: You and your students created a scorecard to measure states’ adaptations to make voting accessible during the pandemic. How did you create the scorecard, and which states...
by jpitney | Jun 6, 2021 | Democracy, Europe
David Smith at The Guardian: “There was a momentary sigh of relief but the level of anxiety is actually strangely higher now than in 2016 in the sense that it’s not just about one person but there are broader structural issues,” said Daniel Ziblatt, co-author of How...
