John Jay

The John Jay Institute: Cultivating Leadership Through Dialogue

Charles Howard | Posted 01.01.2012

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Charles Howard

I visited a diverse group of individuals who were participating in The John Jay Institute's 2011-2012 Fellows Program -- a faith-based gap-year program which seeks to cultivate leaders for careers of principled service.

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Never Has So Much Damage Been Done By So Few

Sister Mary Ann Walsh | Posted 08.02.2011

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Sister Mary Ann Walsh

Sexual abuse of a child is an intolerable aberration for which there is no excuse. For those who somehow thought it was acceptable, education and prison time proved the answer.

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Lucas Kavner

Tony Kushner CUNY Controversy Continues: Trustees To Reconvene On Monday

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 07.06.2011

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The chairman of the City University of New York (CUNY) Board of Trustees released a public statement today, calling for the board to reconsider its de...

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Our Forgotten "Presidents"

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

In between the Declaration of Independence and George Washington's inauguration, there were 16 (or perhaps 13, or maybe just eight) men who were called "president".

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We the People

Jack Schimmelman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jack Schimmelman

We have lost our way and the Egyptian people in the streets of Cairo are shining a light for the world to see. If our President will not say it, then we must go to our proverbial rooftops and scream that freedom lives eternally.

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The Tyranny Of The Senate -- Part One, John Jay's Prediction

Richard Greener | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard Greener

How can Americans think we live in a representative democracy when 100 senators, each with equal power and authority, each with only one vote, effectively exercise a veto over all public laws and all public spending?

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Throw the Bums In!

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brian Ross

When the economy stinks, and CEOs are getting millions in bonuses for firing enough of you, and you can't toss GE's Jeffrey Immelt out on his ear, but...

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Museum Of The City Of New York Releases List Of 400 Top New Yorkers In History

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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In honor of Henry Hudson's 1609 voyage across the Atlantic, the Museum of the City of New York came up with a list of 400 notable and legendary New Yo...

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Not-So-Blind Justice: On Style And The Supreme Court

Susan Scafidi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susan Scafidi

While federal law leaves the justices free to design their own robes, Judge Sotomayor will almost certainly follow tradition and pack her current collection of black robes for the trip to Washington -- and not whip up, say, a hot pink version for the occasion.

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