Copyright 2013 Tevi Troy Fri, 24 May 2013 13:40:03 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tevi Troy :: Writings http://www.tevitroy.org tevitroy@gmail.com (Tevi Troy) webmaster@pundicity.com en-us http://www.tevitroy.org/13325/two-presidents-are-better-than-one Mon, 27 May 2013 09:00:00 EST There is no doubt that the American presidency is an imperfect institution and that it has been inhabited by imperfect people. Given these incontrovertible facts, political scientists have long sought ways to improve the presidency. Some want to make it... http://www.tevitroy.org/13281/political-baseball-team Tue, 1 May 2013 09:00:00 EST As we enjoy another baseball season, we do so with the knowledge that our city lacks the baseball history—and championships—of places such as New York, Boston, and St. Louis. Yet Washington has had its share of politicians with links to the national... http://www.tevitroy.org/13219/bird-flu Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:00:00 EST The outbreak of avian flu in China has killed at least 22 people and infected more than 108—including a man in Taiwan who had traveled in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou. For two months airline stocks have been buffeted and officials have raised... http://www.tevitroy.org/13096/measuring-the-drapes Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:00:00 EST For decades, one common cliché of American campaign rhetoric has been the criticism that presidential aspirants are "measuring the drapes." When news leaks that a candidate is contemplating his future cabinet, or readying a policy agenda for the first... http://www.tevitroy.org/13095/republicans-pop-culture Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:00:00 EST The Republican Party has just come out with a new strategy, and number 13 on its list of demographic outreach priorities is to "Expand our presence on more pop culture oriented outlets to ensure our message is reaching all voters." This finding may be... http://www.tevitroy.org/13070/mutual-pharmaceutical-bartlett Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:00:00 EST On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Mutual Pharmaceutical v. Bartlett, a case about the ability of consumers to bring lawsuits against the makers of generic drugs. A central issue is the Food and Drug Administration's doctrine of federal... http://www.tevitroy.org/13012/gene-sperling-bob-woodward Fri, 1 Mar 2013 09:00:00 EST Gene Sperling has reserved for himself a special place in Washington lore. In the days leading up to the sequester deadline Friday, the city found itself immersed in a bizarre debate over whether Sperling, an economic adviser to President Obama and a... http://www.tevitroy.org/13001/obama-sequester-scare-tactics Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:00:00 EST The White House has argued that the March 1 sequester of federal spending — a cut of approximately 5 percent from the domestic-spending programs covered by the sequester requirement, along with 8 percent cuts to defense programs — will bring about the... http://www.tevitroy.org/12982/health-insurance-exchanges Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:00:00 EST ObamaCare survived both the Supreme Court challenge to its constitutionality at the beginning of 2012 and the election close to year's end. With these obstacles to its existence vaulted, the health-care plan can not be repealed before its full... http://www.tevitroy.org/12908/obamacare-reform Tue, 5 Feb 2013 09:00:00 EST 2013 will be a crucial year in the implementation of Obamacare, and a central focus of the Obama administration. Thus far, the Obama administration's emphasis has been on standing up the program's basic edifice for the long run rather than making sure it... http://www.tevitroy.org/12899/ed-koch Sun, 3 Feb 2013 09:00:00 EST In 2011, I interviewed Ed Koch for an article I was writing for City Journal. The first thing he told me was that his mayoralty had "saved the city." While it was clearly self-aggrandizing to say so, this one statement encapsulated Ed Koch, his approach... http://www.tevitroy.org/12837/on-how-to-have-a-successful-second-term Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:00:00 EST April 1865 By Jay Winik (2001) Abraham Lincoln's second term lasted only from his magisterial second inaugural address—"with malice toward none, with charity for all"—on March 4, 1865, to his tragic death on April 15, 1865. It was both the shortest and... http://www.tevitroy.org/12836/presidential-campaign-costs Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:00:00 EST As President Barack Obama prepares for his second Inauguration, one has to wonder why an economically rational person would even want to run for president. Throughout history, presidents and their families have found that on a personal level, it is... http://www.tevitroy.org/12823/flu-myths Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:00:00 EST The rapid onset of the flu season this year has led to illness, absenteeism, hospitalizations and, tragically, death. It has also led to speculation, misinformation and just plain falsehoods about the illness and the government's pandemic policies.... http://www.tevitroy.org/12762/think-tanks-election-losses Mon, 7 Jan 2013 09:00:00 EST In Washington, every electoral loss seems to yield a new think tank. It's no surprise that with the election over and President Obama preparing for his reinauguration, Republicans have moved from licking their wounds to strategizing about how they can...