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  1. The Trump FCC’s regulatory guile

    The first 19 months of the Trump Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have changed the nature of the agency.…
    #UnitedStates #US #USA #article #CenterforTechnologyInnovation(CTI) #commentary #conflict #democracy #Governance #GovernanceStudies #internationalaffairs #Internet&Telecommunications #presidency #Technology&Information #TechTank #trump #U.S.Government&Politics
    europesays.com/3232641/

  2. Did You Tell Them to Rescue the Kidnapped? Nigeria’s Politicians, Generals and the Confusion Between Policy and Operations by Lawson Akhigbe

    There are some moments in political history that survive long after the politicians involved have left office. Not because of a great speech. Not because of a great policy. But because somebody asked a very simple question and refused to let it escape through the nearest political fire exit.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/01/did-

  3. Most. Corrupt. Racist. Incompetent. President of the USA

    In his farewell address to the American people in 1989, Ronald Reagan spoke of America as a "shining city upon a hill"—a beacon of freedom, opportunity, democracy, and prosperity. The phrase itself was borrowed from a much older tradition, but Reagan made it uniquely American. The United States was not merely a powerful nation; it was an example to others. A place where institutions mattered, where the rule of law prevailed, and where anyone, regardless of background, could aspire to succeed

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/16/most

  4. The Law Is a Blunt Instrument by Lawson Akhigbe

    In the fearful months and years following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, Western democracies faced an unenviable dilemma. Their citizens demanded protection from an enemy that recognised no borders, wore no uniforms and deliberately targeted civilians.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/12/the-

  5. The Eternal Quartermaster By Lawson Akhigbe

    Nigeria's army has been described as mighty on paper many of its soldiers 'ghosts' who exist only on the payroll, much of its equipment stolen and sold to insurgents."The Economist, October 2021

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/01/the-

  6. Major Chip Hazard Goes to Washington: When Toy Soldiers Run the War Department by Lawson Akhigbe

    Donald Trump’s return to the White House marked the triumph of image over expertise. Cabinet positions increasingly resembled casting decisions. Loyalty became more important than experience. Television skills became more valuable than administrative competence.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/07/24/majo

  7. When Tactical Brilliance Meets Strategic Confusion: Washington’s Iran Problem by Lawson Akhigbe

    But wars are not graded like Olympic gymnastics. There are no medals for technical execution if the end result leaves your opponent intact, emboldened, or—worse—adapted.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/07/21/when

  8. The Presidential Echo Chamber: From Buhari’s Attack Dogs to Tinubu’s Spin Doctors By Lawson Akhigbe

    Daniel Bwala One of the easiest ways to understand a President is not to listen to his speeches. Listen to his spokesmen. A President’s spokesman is like a family portrait hanging in the living room. It may not be the President himself, but it tells you everything about the owner of the house. Spokesmen do not accidentally become spokesmen. They are selected, promoted, protected and retained. They are trusted with the most valuable commodity in politics: the President’s voice. That […]

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/07/20/the-

  9. A quotation from Herbert Hoover

    You convey too great a compliment when you say that I have earned the right to the presidential nomination. No man can establish such an obligation upon any part of the American people. My country owes me no debt. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor. In no other land could a boy from a country village, without inheritance or influential friends, look forward with unbounded hope. My whole life has taught me what America means. I am indebted to my country beyond any human power to repay.

    Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) American engineer, bureaucrat, US President (1929-33)
    Letter (1928-06-14) to George Moses

    More about this quote: wist.info/hoover-herbert/34175…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #herberthoover #humility #advancement #America #AmericanDream #bootstraps #entitlement #nomination #opportunity #presidency #ragstoriches #selfimprovement

  10. A quotation from Lincoln

    I desire to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end, when I come to lay down the reins of power, I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me.

    Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861–65)
    Speech (1863-09-30) to the Missouri Committee of Seventy

    More about this quote: wist.info/lincoln-abraham/2561…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #lincoln #abelincoln #abrahamlincoln #administration #character #cleanconscience #clearconscience #conscience #friend #government #presidency #president #selfapproval #selfassessment

  11. A quotation from Lincoln

    Allow the President to invade a neighboring nation whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you shall allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such purpose, and you allow him to make war at pleasure. Study to see if you can fix any limit to his power in this respect. If to-day he should choose to say he thinks it necessary to invade Canada to prevent the British from invading us, how could you stop him? You may say to him, “I see no probability of the British invading us”; but he will say to you, “Be silent: I see it if you don’t.”

    Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)
    Letter (1848-02-15) to William H. Herndon

    More about this quote: wist.info/lincoln-abraham/6159…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #abelincoln #abrahamlincoln #presidency #authority #executive #invasion #military #power #preemption #president #war #warpower

  12. A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

    I shall support every official from the President down who does well, and shall oppose every such official who does ill. I shall not put the personal comfort of the President or of any other public servant above the welfare of the country.

    Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901-1909)
    Essay (1918-05), “Lincoln and Free Speech,” Metropolitan Magazine, Vol. 47, No. 6

    More info about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/8…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #criticism #patriotism #presidency #president #publicservant #support

  13. A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

    We hold that our loyalty is due solely to the American Republic, and to all our public servants exactly in proportion as they efficiently and faithfully serve the Republic. Our opponents, in flat contradiction of Lincoln’s position, hold that our loyalty is due to the President, not the country; to one man, the servant of the people, instead of to the people themselves. In practice they adopt the fetishism of all believers in absolutism; for every man who parrots the cry of “stand by the President,” without adding the proviso “so far as he serves the Republic” takes an attitude as essentially unmanly as that of any Stuart Royalist who championed the doctrine that the King could do no wrong. No self-respecting and intelligent freeman can take such an attitude.

    Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901-1909)
    Essay (1918-05), “Lincoln and Free Speech,” Metropolitan Magazine, Vol. 47, No. 6

    More info about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/7…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #absolutepower #cultofpersonality #divineright #freedom #infallibility #loyalty #patriotism #presidency #president #publicservant #publicservice

  14. #Trump #DonaldTrump #President #USA #Republicans #Presidency #America #DecliningsupportforRepublicans #India #AirCrash #News #AI171 #AirDisaster
    A headline screenshot from Fox News (thankfully) highlighting a decline in support for Republicans.
    Needless to say, a story of huge global interest concerning an air crash in India with multiple fatalities comes way down the page. Even below the sport. (Initially anyway.)
    Let’s hope it’s bumped higher if Boeing are at fault…

  15. #DonaldTrump’s businesses received at least $7.8 million from #foreigngovernments during his #presidency, a new report by House Democrats found. The transactions offer concrete #evidence that former #PresidentTrump engaged in the kind of conduct that the#GPO is seeking to pin on #PresidentBiden. #corruption #fraud #illegalconduct #legalresearch #abusing the office of the presidency #lying #cheating did not pay #federaltaxes #gotojail now! nytimes.com/2024/01/04/us/poli #criminal #criminallaw #crimes

  16. #DonaldTrump’s businesses received at least $7.8 million from #foreigngovernments during his #presidency, a new report by House Democrats found. The transactions offer concrete #evidence that former #PresidentTrump engaged in the kind of conduct that the #GOP is seeking to pin on President #Biden. #corruption #fraud #illegalconduct #legalresearch #abusing the office of the presidency #lying #cheating did not pay #federaltaxes #gotojail now! nytimes.com/2024/01/04/us/poli