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A Conversation with Former CIA Director John Brennan

Post author By Ryan Duffy
Post date October 15, 2018
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In his time since leaving Langley, John Brennan has continued to be a fixture in the news. He has not gone gently into the night, trading barbs with President Trump and finding himself on the receiving end of more than a few Twitter tirades. Brennan has cast the President as dishonest and unfit for office, […]

Tags Central Intelligence Agency, Diversity, Drone Policy, espionage, intelligence, John Brennan, Military Intelligence, Misc, National, Obama, public service, Texas, The University of Texas at Austin

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For what purpose do you rise? A slice of life at the Texas State Legislature in its 85th session

Post author By Sarah Pollock
Post date May 29, 2017
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Photo: Eric About three weeks into my internship at the state legislature (or “lege”), we had the senate live feed playing in our office while we worked and for the first time, I noticed a unique feature of parliamentary procedure. One of the senators asked to be recognized and in response, the president said, “For […]

Tags Internship, LBJ School, public service, student experience, Student Life, Texas, Texas Legislature, txlege