executive orders

The Ford School's Kenneth Lowande recently presented at the University of Oklahoma's annual Teach-In conference. There, Lowande was asked to comment on the power of the president and why Donald Trump has upheld a strategy of implementing countless...

Kenneth Lowande, Ford School professor, talked impacts of the Trump administration and expansion of presidential powers. Lowande discussed the breaking of norms, saying, "Their goal is to change the rules of American government that have existed for...

As President Trump rolls out slews of executive orders a day, news outlets are wondering how far Trump plans to stretch his power. Speaking with NPR, the Ford School's Kenneth Lowande offered his opinion on the multitude of executive actions taking...

Don Moynihan, Ford School professor, described how the current administration is changing rules on Schedule F employees, "officials who played PR or advocacy roles at the request of the prior administration," who are now subject to possible "adverse...

As the United States prepares for President Trump to take office, the Ford School's Jonathan Hanson has been quoted by a number of news outlets searching for insight on recent and upcoming government activity. Hanson spoke with ABC, MPR, and KCBS on...

An executive order called "Schedule F," seeking to fill federal jobs with political appointees, is on the horizon under a Trump presidency. Donald Moynihan warns that Schedule F "will reduce the capacity and performance of the federal government......

"In my view, making the figures themselves the lede is actually quite misleading," said Lowande. "It gives the public the impression that the president has accomplished much more than they have. They're just pieces of paper until they are...

"First and foremost, I think he wants to send a message of unity. Americans have been more divided in the last four years than we've been in a long time. The first thing Biden would like to do is bring us back together," said Hanson. Among early...

“You read descriptions of the process and it sounds like flipping a switch [between presidential administrations],” said Rabe. “But the quick things tend to be somewhat superficial. The deeper and more significant the action, the more likely you are...

“We’re in a window where a lot of Democratic governors are trying to do something related to climate, and if the executive order approach is their only route, carbon neutrality is a kind of popular step,” said Rabe.  Read the full E&E News...

“The virus is still out there,” said Schwarz, who is a lecturer at the Ford School and also a surgeon. “And it is ubiquitously still out there. I don’t agree with the governor on everything but I think that she is doing the right thing.” Read the...

Ashley Wilson (BA '18) speaking on behalf of Students for Choice at the Ann Arbor Women's March (photo credit: Ashley Wilson (BA '18)) While Fordies have been active in politics since the beginning of time (or, more...