Prof. William Howell on NPR's 'All Things Considered' May 30, 2024 William Howell, Sydney Stein Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy and director of the Center for Effective Government, was interviewed by Scott Detrow, host of NPR's All Things Considered, on May 30, 2024, the day that former President Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts that he faced in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. The headline, though, is that he's a convicted felon, and we've never had a president be a convicted felon even though there's a long history of presidential scandal, even though there's a long history of presidents making very bad policy decisions, abusing their powers in all sorts of ways. We've never had a convicted felon. Now we do, Howell told Detrow. Listen to, or read the transcript of the full interview on NPR.org Faculty Spotlight William Howell Director of the Center for Effective Government William Howell has written widely on separation-of-powers issues and American political institutions, especially the presidency. He currently is working on research projects on Obama's education initiatives, distributive politics, and the normative foundations of executive power. Upcoming Events More events Policy Research and Innovation Bootcamp (PRIB) Policy Hackathon Challenge Deep Dive Thu., May 08, 2025 | 7:30 PM DPSS Capstone Deepdive and TA Roundtable (in Chinese) Mon., May 12, 2025 | 7:00 AM Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Mini Class with Sheng-Hao Lo Tue., May 13, 2025 | 7:00 AM
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