Chris Edelson's Blog, page 2
February 4, 2016
March 3 event at American University to discuss my new book
Please come if you can–this event will relate to my new book, Power without Constraint: the Post-9/11 Presidency and National Security. Please RSVP if you can come–info below:
The Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies invites you to this lunchtime panel:
Assessing the Bush and Obama Post 9/11 Presidencies: Continuity, Change and the Future of National Security Power
Thursday, March 3rd
American University
Mary Graydon Center Room 200
12:30pm-2:00pm
Panel to Include:
Chris Edelson: Assistant Professor of Government, School of Public Affairs at American University
Mary B. DeRosa: Distinguished Visitor from Practice
Co-Director, Global Law Scholars Program at Georgetown Law School
Scott Roehm: Vice President of Programs and Policy at The Constitution Project
Jordan Tama, Assistant Professor in the School of International Service at American University
Moderated by Professor James A. Thurber, Director, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies and Distinguished University Professor
Please RSVP to ccps@american.edu or 202-885-3491
Lunch will be served
December 9, 2015
November 17, 2015
How can the president respond to the Paris attacks and ISIS?
My take on what presidents and presidential candidates can and can’t do:
September 23, 2015
Why Trump Should Be Taken Seriously
My piece for the Hill on why Trump can’t be dismissed as a side show:
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/254331-donald-trumps-moral-cowardice
July 30, 2015
New Piece on Presidential Power (Co-Authored with Donna Starr-Deelen)
I have a new article out in Presidential Studies Quarterly: Libya, Syria, ISIS, and the Case against the Energetic Executive
July 7, 2015
June 25, 2015
The Confederate Flag and the States’ Rights Myth
I’m glad to see states are moving away from public display of the Confederate flag. It’s important to keep the specific history in mind here. Some who defend the Confederate flag argue it stands for states’ rights. In the Confederacy, however, slavery took precedent over states’ rights, as I explained here: https://www.acslaw.org/acsblog/charleston-the-confederate-flag-and-the-states%E2-rights-myth
May 5, 2015
April 13, 2015
April 23 AU Event: Obama and War Power
(please RSVP if you can come–lunch will be served):
The Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies invites you to this lunchtime panel:
The Obama Administration: Legal Issues Involving the Use of Military Force
Thursday, April 23rd
American University
Kay Spiritual Life Center Lounge
12:00pm-2:00pm
Panel to Include:
Chris Edelson: Assistant Professor of Government, School of Public Affairs at American University
Lou Fisher: Scholar in Residence, The Constitution Project
Shoon Murray: Associate Professor, School of International Service at American University
Moderated by Professor James A. Thurber, Director, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies and Distinguished University Professor
Please RSVP to ccps@american.edu or 202-885-3491
