Joshua Kennedy

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    Trump’s national emergency declaration will help the government fight the coronavirus, but most action will be at state and local levels.

Trump’s national emergency declaration will help the government fight the coronavirus, but most action will be at state and local levels.

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At the end of last week, President Trump declared a national emergency to tackle the spread of the coronavirus in the US. Joshua Kennedy looks at what this emergency declaration will mean for confronting the crisis: a reduction in regulatory requirements and the freeing of funds. Despite the declaration, he writes, most of the implementation and enforcement of coronavirus-related […]

March 18th, 2020|Healthcare and public services, Joshua Kennedy|0 Comments|
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    Why declaring a national emergency may not help Trump to get his wall

Why declaring a national emergency may not help Trump to get his wall

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In the face of the longest government shutdown on record, President Trump has suggested that he might declare a state of national emergency in order to construct a border wall on the US-Mexico border. Joshua Kennedy writes that while there seems to be little that could prevent President Trump from declaring a national emergency, even if Congress did not […]

January 18th, 2019|Elections and party politics across the US, Joshua Kennedy|0 Comments|
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    Obama’s “executive orders” on guns are not executive orders at all, and their impact is likely to be limited

Obama’s “executive orders” on guns are not executive orders at all, and their impact is likely to be limited

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President Obama’s unilateral directives on gun control issued last week have been praised by his supporters and described as “imperial overreach” by his detractors. Despite this approval and opprobrium, Joshua Kennedy argues that the measures announced by Obama are not “executive orders”, but are simply a collection of suggestions, requests, and minor rulemaking steps which do little to contradict […]

January 12th, 2016|Joshua Kennedy, Justice and Domestic Affairs|0 Comments|
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    Executive orders are not always effective, and presidential attempts to gain control of agencies has the potential to backfire

Executive orders are not always effective, and presidential attempts to gain control of agencies has the potential to backfire

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This week has brought the news that House Speaker John A. Boehner is planning a lawsuit against President Obama over his use of executive orders after months of concerns from Republicans over what they term Obama’s ‘imperial presidency’. But are the executive orders issued by the president actually acted upon by the agencies meant to carry them out? Using […]

July 1st, 2014|Elections and party politics across the US, Joshua Kennedy|0 Comments|
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