“Overwhelming bipartisan majorities favor prohibiting stock-trading in individual companies by Members of Congress…”
Author: John Tures
John A. Tures is Professor of Political Science and Coordinator of the Political Science Program at LaGrange College, in LaGrange, Georgia. His first book, “Branded”, is available on Amazon. He can be reached at jtures@lagrange.edu.
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: JD Vance Provides a Good Lesson
This week, Vice-President JD Vance showed them how to roll with the punches and put a good spin on being mercilessly teased…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Seeking Justice For Epstein’s Alleged Victims
I thank those risking their careers to uncover the truth…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: It’s About The Game, Not The Names
I’ve read several columns deriding the summer classic for the “lack” of star power, missing big some names, using an almost sneering tone…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: For God’s Sake, Don’t Shut Down the Weather Satellites
As I write this, there’s a desperate search for dozens of girls, missing from a flood where the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in 45 minutes. …
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Problems With The Big Beautiful Bill
The more Americans learn about the bill, the less they seem to like it….
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: We Need Bipartisan Condemnation of Political Assassinations
The Minnesota Republican Party, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune also expressed support for the victims and condemned the attacks…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: What a Father Can Give His Kids
He was a star attorney who made so much money that he could afford a house with a swimming pool and a skating rink…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Pell Grants Matter, and Not Just to College Students
“By 2031, 72 percent of jobs in the U.S. will require postsecondary education and/or training…”
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Research into Police-Involved Shootings
If you think this column is a blanket condemnation of law enforcement, you would be mistaken. In many cases, there’s a reason for the police response…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Small Private Colleges That Graduate the ‘Rudys’
Our political science graduates are happy to inspire the current generation of students and share their secrets of success…
INTEL FOR THE IVORY TOWER: Our Often-Underappreciated Mothers
For all the mothers out there who put in the hard labor, the uncalculated child care and counseling, and the general love they show us, Happy Mother’s Day…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Learning from the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
Hopefully our party leaders can bury the hatchet and work together to stop a return to the madness of 1929…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Where Do Free Countries Stand On Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine isn’t just playing out on the battlefield. It’s become a propaganda war, where both sides and their allies are seeking supporters, not just in the seats of government in international organizations, but also in debates in the media and online. Most of those discussions are happening in democracies, where these READ MORE
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: The Republican-Sponsored SAVE Act Will Likely Hurt Republican Voters
Demographics show the elderly, troops deployed overseas, and rural voters tend to vote Republican…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: An Interview with a White House Correspondent
“No president likes our coverage. Obama had some of the most investigations of leaks ever. Biden had few press conferences or interviews…”
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Evidence That Medicaid Does Matter For Americans
“Are those states which refuse the money for covering more of their lower income residents doing better, or worse, for their own citizens?…”
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Ukraine Summit a Sad Repeat of History?
You’ve probably heard the phrase “Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.” Well, that’s exactly what the U.S. government did…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: When Presidents Grab Territories, or Give Them Their Independence
Perhaps it’s part of showing that we’re not like all of the colonizers and other empires, but a different kind of nation worthy of respect…