by jpitney | Feb 1, 2025 | Bipartisanship, Economic Policy, Photojournalism, Trade, Uncategorized
Phil Gramm and Larry Summers: In an extraordinary act of unity, 1,028 American professional economists in the spring of 1930 signed a letter urging Congress to reject and President Herbert Hoover to veto the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act. Yet that June, Congress passed it...
by jpitney | Jan 11, 2025 | Bipartisanship, Disabilities, Photojournalism, Senate
A release from Senator Eric Schmitt (D-MO): This weekend, Senator Eric Schmitt and Senator Jon Ossoff’s Think Differently Database Act was signed into law by the President: “The Think Differently Database Act creates a comprehensive website that provides...
by jpitney | Aug 8, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists, Photojournalism
At Politico, David Kennerly, who served as President Ford’s White House photographer, recalls his hiring. “Dave,” he said, “if you work for me, won’t it be viewed badly by your colleagues? I mean, after what’s happened the last few years.” He was looking out...
