Jennifer Granholm interviewed by KQED-FM, Feb. 23, 2017
“Now the Democrats are in the minority, and you need a strong voice to be able to be the party of the opposition, of the resistance. The profile in terms of the elevation of the position certainly has grown and will continue to be very important moving forward.”
Franklin Zimring quoted by ArkansasOnline, Feb. 22, 2017
“All pressure toward execution is concentrated in the cotton South,” Zimring said. “These appeals were attempts to push what was a low number even lower.”
Franklin Zimring quoted by The Daily Californian, Feb. 22, 2017
“My guess is that you could get a lot of political mileage out of popping this in,” Zimring said. “But it is so strange to have something automatically follow a successful proposition in the legislator.”
Leti Volpp writes for The Hill, Feb. 22, 2017
There is an additional and little noticed piece of evidence within the executive order itself, which buttresses the idea that the order is indeed a ban on Muslims, and not merely a “geographic” restriction. The executive order, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” invokes, twice, the idea of “‘honor’ killings.”… Why is this significant? Honor killings … are mistakenly thought to be a uniquely Muslim practice and specific to Muslim communities.
David Carrillo quoted by The New York Times, Feb. 21, 2017
David A. Carrillo … is not among the supporters. “California seceding is so unlikely to happen it’s a waste of our time even to discuss it. … Even if the state could secede, it’s a terrible idea.” In the United States Constitution, Mr. Carrillo said, “there is a no procedure for allowing states to leave, and if you want a practical example, there is the Civil War.”
Steven Davidoff Solomon writes for The New York Times, Feb. 21, 2017
Kraft Heinz’s $143 billion bid for Unilever would have been the biggest cross-border deal in nearly two decades. But instead of being a triumph of global capitalism, it induced only whiplash as the offer was withdrawn just days after its disclosure. The short life span of the deal can be blamed in large part on national barriers — which are likely to rise even further as a new mercantilism emerges.
Franklin Zimring quoted by The New York Times, Feb. 21, 2017
Zimring’s most explosive assertion — which leaps out of a work that is mostly policy-wonk nuance — is that police leaders don’t care. “The circumstantial evidence suggests that police departments do not regard whether the victims of police shootings live or die as a matter of great moment,” he writes. … The default assumption is that a perceived threat is real and a police killing is righteous.
Daniel Farber writes for The Daily Californian, Feb. 21, 2017
In terms of Gorsuch’s general temperament, he seems to care deeply about the importance of following the law, regardless of personal inclinations about the outcomes of cases. That respect for the law and for the role of judges is a good sign.
John Yoo quoted by The New York Times, Feb. 20, 2017
Mr. Yoo, now a law professor at the University of California at Berkeley, recalled with amusement a dinner last summer with a dozen Claremonters at a Philadelphia restaurant famous for singing waiters …. “Between arias, I had to listen to these very distinguished scholars go on about the great intellectual virtues of Donald Trump,” he said. “It was hard to keep down my wonderful Sicilian meal.”
john a. powell cited by The Detroit News, Feb. 17, 2017
Authors of the report delve into the history of segregation and racist social mores in Flint, cite 20th century political philosopher John Rawls and UC Berkeley School of Law African studies professor john powell.