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A Comic Critique of Domestic Policy
We all know Richard Nixon as the 37th President of the United States. But did you know he has appeared as a character in more than 184 comics? Ranging from Batman to Superman, shifting from hero to villain, President Nixon has been a central force in many comic book...
40 Years Later, Student Loans Remain a Priority
“No qualified student who wants to go to college should be barred by lack of money. That has long been a great American goal; I propose that we achieve it now.”- President Nixon March 19, 1970 In a move President Nixon would have gladly approved of, members of the...
My Friend, Len Garment
Garment recruited the author to President Nixon's 1968 presidential campaign (Getty). It is said that when the novelist John O'Hara learned of the death of his friend, composer George Gershwin, he wrote: “They tell me George is dead, but I don't have to believe it if...
Unfolding the Legacy of Leonard Garment
Former adviser to President Nixon, Leonard Garment, passed away earlier this week at the age of 89. After assisting with Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign, Garment joined the White House Staff in 1969, serving as special consultant to the President on Domestic...
Making the List: Federal Women in Media
Today’s public loves their lists, whether it is Forbes’s World’s Billionaires, Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, or People’s Most Beautiful. With much of the same fervor, the women of the Nixon administration also became the subject of media attention....
To Arm or Not to Arm Syrian Rebels?
Major news sources throughout the country have reported the US Congress has delayed the shipment of military aid to the Syrian rebels. The Muslim Brotherhood, who represented the largest faction of rebel fighters, has stated that they felt, “abandoned and...
Strengthening the Bridge that Nixon Built
During the car ride from the Beijing Airport on February 21, 1972, Premier Zhou Enlai turned to President Nixon and said, “Your handshake came over the vastest ocean in the world—twenty five years of no communication.” Nixon’s week-long trip to China built a bridge...
Cutting the Military without a Cleaver
In an open letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee sent on July 10, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel urged Congress to rethink the impending $52 billion cut from the defense budget for the 2014 fiscal year. The planned cuts are a result of the Budget Control Act...
RN Shows How to Crack the Glass
On June 10, President Obama announced the appointment of Betsey Stevenson, economist and associate professor at the University of Michigan, to the Council of Economic Advisors. This is the not the first instance of the Obama Administration’s initiative for the...
Nixon, the Courts, and the VRA
On June 25, The Supreme Court of the United States struck down Section 4b of the 1965 Voting Rights Act after a 5-4 vote in the case of Shelby County v. Holder. Section 4b provided the formula to determine which states and local governments needed approval from the...