Jack Ryan

Jack hails from Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Miami University with a BA in English Literature and Media & Culture, where he reestablished a fraternity and ran a film production organization. Jack hopes to utilize his graduate education to help get responsible, intelligent people elected to positions where they can make positive change in their communities.

Trump’s national emergency defies precedent

Putting the issue of immigration policy aside, President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the U.S. – Mexico border defies the precedent set by previous presidents under the 1976 National Emergencies Act. As a result, his declaration is likely to be heavily challenged by the legislative and judicial branches. After the longest government shutdown […]

When do presidents exercise unilateral power?

After Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives in 2010, President Obama turned away from the gridlock imposed by Tea Party conservatives and towards a different method for his primary form of policy making: executive orders. At this time, while some noted this as a method of circumventing a Congress locked against him, critics […]

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