CMC Presidency Course

This blog serves my presidency course (Claremont McKenna College Government 102) for the fall of 2014.

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

King & Gruber v. Burwell

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Our favorite ACA adviser is back in the news. Jonathan Gruber went before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday and apologized for his co...

Odds and Ends and the Wrapup

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Per your request: CIA v. Castro's beard (no kidding) The Kennedy Assassination  and The Secret Service Global opinion of Oba...

The Politics of Executive Action

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Professor Pitney noted in class that any future administration could undo Obama's executive action on immigration. Many, knowing that re...

Senate Intelligence Committee report on C.I.A. interrogation

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Yesterday the Senate Intelligence Committee released a report indicting the CIA’s use of interrogation techniques (i.e. torture) in the wak...
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Obama on the Colbert Report

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Everyone believes they can be president. Can anyone be Stephen Colbert? Watch President Obama fill in for Colbert in last night's show (...

Practice Final

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The following should give you an idea of the exam format. As you prepare, also take a look at the air midterm. I. Briefly identify 12 o...
Monday, December 8, 2014

Presidential overreach or a go for it push that fits the times?

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Two RCP articles today discussed President Obama's recent actions and their legitimacy. The first one ( here ) looks at the unilateral a...
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