Category: In the News

Bennis excerpt in the Economist

Distinguished Fellow Warren Bennis is still receiving accolades for his just released work, Still Surprised: A Memoir of a Life in Leadership. The Economist is the latest publication to offer a profile of Bennis and provide an excerpt from Still Surprised, which can be read here. He is also featured in another article in The Economist entitled "The innovation machine : Two gurus look at the perspiration side of innovation."……Continue Reading Bennis excerpt in the Economist

Seib in Huff Po – CENTCOM

"Whether these engagements," says Faculty Fellow Phil Seib "are changing anyone's outlook about the United States is open to question, but this work must be done." Seib is referring to CENTCOM, or the United States Central Command. The goal of this government organization is that it "promotes cooperation among nations, responds to crises, and deters or defeats state and non-state aggression, and supports development and, when necessary, reconstruction in order to establish the conditions for regional security, stability, and prosperity." Seib's latest article in The Huffington Post is a critique about how CENTCOM has been handling combat operations in Iraq……Continue Reading Seib in Huff Po – CENTCOM

Suro in Eurasia review on ‘Anchor Babies’

Faculty Fellow Roberto Suro has published a new article in Eurasia Review entitled "New Attacks On Birthright Citizenship: 'Anchor Babies' And The 14th Amendment." In it, Suro writes that "[w]hat this country needs is comprehensive immigration reform, not an attack on the Constitution," and claims that "taking away birthright citizenship will only increase the undocumented population within the United States, not decrease it." The full article can be accessed here…….Continue Reading Suro in Eurasia review on ‘Anchor Babies’

Seib Huff Po

"Sometimes effective public diplomacy can be conducted through a simple and unambiguous gesture," writes Faculty Fellow Phil Seib in his latest contribution to the Huffington Post. Seib commends Obama for the recent commemoration of the 50th anniversaries of 17 African nations' independence, in which 115 Africans under the age of 35 were invited to the White House…….Continue Reading Seib Huff Po

Harman Newsweek

Sidney Harman's recent purchase of Newsweek prompted comments by both CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan and Distinguished Fellow Warren Bennis. Read Cowan's quote in the Wall Street Journal and Bennis' quote in Reuters…….Continue Reading Harman Newsweek

Westphal & Cowan’s report mentioned in USPS service raise

Senior Fellow David Westphal and CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan from their report "Public Policy and Funding the News," point out the impact postal subsidies–and their decline–have had on American journalism. The proposal to raise prices from the USPS could result in more devastating blow to already struggling newspaper industry. The full article can be read on In These Times…….Continue Reading Westphal & Cowan’s report mentioned in USPS service raise