You WOULD NOT want Charles Johnson to look into your background, not if you had anything to hide. He is an indefatigable investigator, who, at the campus conservative magazine, the Claremont Independent - and at his own rollicking blog -for four years kept Claremont McKenna College buzzing with revelations about affirmative action, politically tendentious speakers, and abuses in student government. He held college administrators ' feet to the fire, and they got singed. It was easier to condemn than to refute him, and his critics soon gave up on the latter. Outside CMC, more disinterested judges quickly discovered the boldness of his reporting and commentary. Soon he had been awarded virtually every prize a young journalist of conservative disposition could receive: the Robert L. Bartley Fellow ship at the Wall Street Journal, the Eric Breindel Award, the Robert Novak Award from the Phillips Foundation, and a Publius Fellowship at the Claremont Institute. Hitting the trifecta is hard, but what Charles achieved is so remarkable as to be nameless: hitting - what, the quadrifecta?
While leading his very public life as a student journalist, Charles pursued, more quietly but just as intrepidly, the study of politics. His senior thesis, a precocious work of political biography, became the starting point for the book (his first) you are now reading. Why Coolidge Matters marks the appearance of a major new conservative talent - and the reappearance of a major old one.
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From 1921 all the way to 1933, Republicans controlled the White House. However, the “R” beside their names on the voting stub did not mean that these men carried identical ideals. Warren Harding was a consummate people pleaser, Calvin Coolidge was dour and politically responsible, and Herbert Hoover took his form of government after the likes of the bombastic Theodore Roosevelt. The marked differences between these men shined a light on the values of the Republican party of the time, and of the 1920s itself.
There are also negative aspects that could come from publishing this story before fact checking and interviewing all who were involved; for example, this story shines a negative light on the University of Virginia, current students, faculty, staff and even alumni. Using facts within the story of how the of head of the University’s Sexual Misconduct Board, Dean Nicole Eromo, handled the incident when Jackie finally decided to report it months
I was pleased to have attended a lecture cosponsored by the Ethics Center, the Fresno State office of the president, the Fresno Bee and Valley PBS. The lecture began with Dr. Castro recognizing a few leaders on campus, including a past Fresno State president, Dr. John D. Welty and campus volunteer Mary Castro. Dr. Castro then mentioned a few things about Mr. Brooks stating that he is a columnist for the New York Times and an analyst for the PBS “News Hour” and NPR’s “All Things Considered.” Dr. Brooks also teaches at Yale University, one the finest university in the country. Dr. Castro continued by saying that he learned that Mr. Brooks office hours are from 9am to 1pm and how “cool” it sounded to him. I was surprised how many people attended the event. I was fortunate to find a seat. David Brooks mentioned how he has some remote roots in the Central Valley because his father grew in Chowchilla, CA but Mr. Brooks grew in New York.
“Affirmative action ensures that African American students are allowed access to prestigious universities such as Harvard and Berkeley, which have long been gateways to positions of power and influence in American society” (Glazer 14).
Patrick J. Maney's "The Roosevelt Presence: The Life and Legacy of FDR" is a critical analysis of the policies, programs and decisions invoked by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Maney's analysis and opinions of important historical events brought forth by Roosevelt such as The New Deal, Court Packing and World War II are "off-beat" to say the least. Maney attempts to bring to the table an objective analysis of FDR's life and policies, with hopes of indulging the reader in what he believes is the truth. Although Patrick J. Maney attempted to come off as an objectionable historian, it is evident that he vastly injected his own opinions and beliefs into his analysis.
In conclusion, I applied what I have learned from American Government to give an informative view into a president who had a somewhat important role in the American political system 136 years ago which still applies to today. This in return was done using the three skills I have learned: knowledge of the American political system as well as the history of it, how the events correlate to today and how to research a
Throughout the course of American history, we have seen a complete sway in the pendulum as we discuss each and every U.S. President and how they impacted America at a certain time. We see similarities and contrast between the different administrations even if they are both far out or close together. In class, the analysis of Presidents John Tyler, Andrew Johnson, and Chester A. Arthur was quite interesting their comparativeness. Although separated by party affiliation, origins, policy outlooks, and evolving timeline in US history, they uniquely share a comparative touch to each other. I will analyze what these comparisons are and why these comparisons are important not only to their administrations, but how they have affected the American
“In 1924, Coolidge easily won the presidency against Democrat John W. Davis, a color less, conservative corporate lawyer from West Virginia, and Wisconsin’s senator Robert M. La Follette, the standard-bearer of the new progressive party. Of the People pg.676” He was also stated to have brought back confidence in the presidency, something that seemed hard due to a big hit from the reveals of the scandals with in the Harding association. It was stated that the scandals didn’t hinder his presidency but the role of president was certainly shaking from the mass endeavors and schemes from the Harding association money scandal they only affected the reputation of Warren G. Harding. “The scandals damaged Harding’s reputation but
So when Abigail Fisher wanted to follow in her father’s footsteps and attend the university she would have to make it on her own, with no special consideration (Nieli, 2013). The state of Texas has enacted the Top Ten Percent Law that gives students graduating in the Top Ten Percent of their high school automatic admission to any Texas public school. Unfortunately, Fisher failed to meet this requirement, and hoped to get admitted through this alternative admission track that takes academic achievement, extracurricular activities, and numerous other things including race and ethnicity. Considering her GPA and SAT scores were higher than most of the students admitted in this fashion, she felt she would easily gain admission this way. When that didn’t happen she felt if she had been a black or Hispanic student and had her same credentials she would have easily been accepted. Fishers’ attorney argued that the University had not been in compliance with the constitutional review. (Nieli, 2013)After losing two appeals, both in the district court and circuit court they appealed to the Supreme Court. The University of Texas gave great transparency in its admission process and gave other universities an outline on how to justify the need for their Affirmative Action Policies. In regards to their policy the University of Texas highlighted the need to deal with students feeling racially isolated or alone. In 2013, the time of Fishers’ litigation African American Students made up less than 5% while Latinos made up about 15% of the student body as compared to Latinos 38% state representation (Hawkins, 2016)Texas’s argued institutions need to leverage the educational benefit of diversity, the need for polices such as affirmative action exists as a result of the lingering effect of discrimination, and that these policies are helping the underrepresented minority groups
Calvin Coolidge ascended to the presidency after a decade of war, national hysteria, recession, and scandal in the years 1923-1929. The next five years are characterized by peace, national calm, unprecedented, and inflation-free prosperity. With a successful presidency like Coolidge’s, history should had viewed him kindly. Unfortunately, Coolidge was not showered with admiration and gratitude by political scientist and historians.
Calvin Coolidge led a life of public service, throughout his career he wore many hats. Serving his community as a lawyer and mayor and our country as a senator and , eventually, President. He had many defining qualities that contributed to his success but the most important was his belief in people to do the right thing. Being able to have such faith in others takes courage. Oftentimes it is this courage to believe that gets us through challenging season or situations. In his autobiography, Coolidge recalls times when his faith in people saved him in times of crisis, “In time of crisis my belief that people can know the truth, that when it is presented to them they must accept it, has saved me from man of the counsels of expediency” (Coolidge 67).
Coolidge’s polices were strict. He refused to do a lot of things. During his presidency the “Roaring Twenties” was happening. He refused to recognize
To restate my controversy: Does affirmative action benefit minority students or does mismatching set them up to fail? For this summary, I decided to research Richard H. Sander, one of the authors of the main text I analyzed. To acquire this source, I used Google and the keyword “Richard Sander UCLA” to obtain Sanders biography, bibliography, and courses on the official UCLA Law website. The first keyword I used was “Richard Sander” and ended up getting results on Richard Sanders, the actor who plays Les Nessman on WKRP in Cincinnati. Before reading the main text I knew that Sander was a professor at UCLA whose research is most prominently used when trying to uphold the validity of mismatching because the author of my first summary, Lempert,
Rob Nelson brought this article with an extrinsic ethos in it based on the character of the author. Rob Nelson is a well known African-American editor in Chief of Chapel Hill’s Daily Tar Heel newspaper. Its estimated print readership of 38,000 makes it the largest community newspaper in Orange County (DTH Media, 2011). This is a well-known magazine for the audience; therefore, all the information and article from Daily Tar Heel must be reliable to the audience. Since he was born and raised in an African- American community, Nelson usually reflects on issues about race and practicing racism in his writing. Later on, the article was re-published in the academic journal, the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, a journal that has a high academically reliable and strong authority. The readers knew about Nelson and his authority before they read his article.
America’s higher education system has an interesting history. It has advanced substantially since it was established. Unfortunately, its beginnings were based on slavery and cultural genocide. Craig Steven Wilder’s book Ebony and Ivy gives insight into the intriguing beginning of America’s colleges. Wilder focuses mostly on the impact and treatment of both the Native Americans and African Americans within the beginnings of colonial universities, but within these statements, one can see how dramatically the American college system developed in these early years. The book has excellent reviews. In an article posted on December 1, 2014 the African American Review states, “Ebony and Ivy will change the way we think about knowledge-creation at America’s universities…Craig Wilder’s masterly work will stand the test of time and should be required reading for college students across America.” In a Washington Post article published in 2014, Carson Byrd says, “Ebony & Ivy is a meticulously argued work and a valuable resource for multiple disciplines. It strongly connects slavery, science, and higher education to explain how racism is built into the foundation of our colleges and universities. A few of these connections are described below.”