Category: In the News

Another One for the Gipper

The New York Times mentioned Senior Fellow Richard Reeves in an article on former President Ronald Reagan. "On one side you have the stalwart Reagan haters … . On the other you have those journalists and academics – Richard Reeves, John Patrick Diggins, Sean Wilentz, for example – who have sought ways to recognize Reagan as a consequential president, and possibly even a great one, without ceding too much ideological ground to his conservatism," the story stated…….Continue Reading Another One for the Gipper

Trial Lawyers at Work

The Wall Street Journal cited "The People v. Clarence Darrow" by CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan as the No. 1 book about trial lawyers. While defending labor activists accused of a 1910 bombing, Darrow was implicated in jury tampering; the noted lawyer defended himself and was acquitted. The article noted that Cowan weighs the evidence in his book, and concludes that Darrow was probably guilty…….Continue Reading Trial Lawyers at Work

Death an emotional rallying cry in Iran

The Los Angeles Daily News quoted Senior Fellow David Westphal about the widely viewed footage of Iranian protester Neda Agha-Soltan dying from a gunshot wound. "The 'Neda' video wasn't the only amateur video that millions of people have been seeing over the last week, but it was clearly the most emotionally powerful, wrenchingly powerful, example," Westphal said…….Continue Reading Death an emotional rallying cry in Iran

She Was Never About Those Huddled Masses

The Washington Post ran a widely carried op-ed by Faculty Fellow Roberto Suro about the Statue of Liberty. Suro suggested that the Emma Lazarus poem on the statue – which includes the line "Give me your tired, your poor" – be removed. "We live in a different era of immigration, and the schmaltzy sonnet offers a dangerously distorted picture of the relationship between newcomers and their new land," Suro wrote. Suro also participated in an online forum by The Washington Post…….Continue Reading She Was Never About Those Huddled Masses

Sizing Up Leadership In The Face Of Crisis

Investor's Business Daily featured Distinguished Fellow Warren Bennis, recognizing him as a trailblazer in the field of leadership studies. "Bennis has advised five U.S. presidents, sold millions of books and published thousands of articles," the story noted. "Leaders have a creative idea to get out of the ordinary and set goals for the unknown," Bennis said. "It takes a certain kind of courage and confidence. They have an idea for the possibility of being big."……Continue Reading Sizing Up Leadership In The Face Of Crisis

The United States of Optimism

BusinessWeek ran an op-ed by Senior Fellow Richard Reeves about Americans' persistent optimism. Reeves wrote that his journalism students are uninterested in the-sky-is-falling dirges. He added: "My students, frankly, are not much interested in history … . Instead, to gauge their prospects, they look ahead. Today they realize, among other things, that they are empowered by their knowledge of technological changes that scare their elders. And they are right to feel hopeful about this."……Continue Reading The United States of Optimism

L.A. must not skimp on ethics

The Los Angeles Times noted that CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan headed the independent citizens commission that drafted the original charter amendment for the Los Angeles Ethics Commission, which is facing possible budget cuts. Rigorous ethics standards should be regarded as a tool of economic efficiency, Cowan said. "If the ethics code works as it should and is adequately enforced, it saves the city money by reducing the hidden costs of corruption," he explained…….Continue Reading L.A. must not skimp on ethics