by Deanna Falcone | March 15, 2010
(No Ratings Yet)If I’ve learned one thing so far this semester while studying in Washington, DC, it’s that politics, and especially Congress, is one giant soap opera. Online publications like Politico and The Hill read like tabloids, constantly brimming with articles about who is talking trash about who, and what new alliances are being forged. A recent star of this attention is [...](read more...)
by Anna Ward | March 15, 2010 (No Ratings Yet)This article is the result of a collaborative effort between Quad writer Anna Ward and Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. How much will $675,000 get you? That amount of money will buy you an additional 19 semesters at BU (and at least three more degrees), a medium-sized house [...](read more...)
by Anna Ward | February 25, 2010
(+3)From the New York Times’ live blog from today’s health care summit: Mr. Obama was not going to take it idly. “Let me just make this point, John,” he begain, “because we are not campaigning any more. The election is over.” With a nervous laugh, Mr. McCain shot back, “I am reminded of that every day.” Ouch. This [...](read more...)
by Anna Ward | February 22, 2010 (+1)France certainly knows how to get back on our political radar – the recent recommendation by a parliamentary panel in the French government to “ban the burqa” in public institutions in late January set off a fresh whirlwind of debates, protests, and controversy. The decision, which would prohibit Muslim women from wearing the full-body garment [...](read more...)
by Deanna Falcone | February 19, 2010
(+1)Even as a pre-law student and political science major, I have to admit I am not always up-to-date on Supreme Court cases. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, however, was something that even the mainstream media, which does not cover the majority of Supreme Court decisions, could not ignore. The actual implications may be different than [...](read more...)
by Anna Ward | February 10, 2010 (+1)Let the baa-d puns begin — unless you’ve been living under a rock (or living anywhere other than California), you’ve probably seen the latest advertisement put out by Carly Fiorina, ex-Hewlett Packard CEO and current candidate for the Republican Senate nomination in California (to take on current Senator Barbara Boxer). She’s running against Tom Campbell, [...](read more...)
by Chuck Giroux | January 19, 2010 (+2)Scott Brown’s victory tonight is a political earthquake that will be felt throughout the country. This little-known Republican state senator defeated a large and powerful Democratic machine that has defined politics in the Bay State for the past 50 years. This race serves as notice to Washington Democrats who face reelection in just 10 months. [...](read more...)
by Chuck Giroux | January 19, 2010 (No Ratings Yet)Today is the Massachusetts Senate Special Election. The seat up for grabs was held by the late Senator Kennedy for 46 years. His passing marked the end of America’s best known political dynasty, but no one expected that it would also lead to one of the closest Senate races in the history of the Commonwealth [...](read more...)
by Deanna Falcone | November 29, 2009 (No Ratings Yet)This column was inspired by an essay prompt from Professor Douglas Kriner’s PO 317 course on American Presidential Leadership. The comparison between Presidents John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Barack Obama is not a new one. The charisma is certainly there, but would Barack Obama act the same way in a crisis as the legendary JFK did during [...](read more...)
