Sep 26, 2013 | Domestic Policy, News
It often bewilders me how influential President Nixon’s domestic policies remain to this day. It is truly remarkable that we live in an America that President Nixon envisioned, then helped to shape and create, to a large degree – especially considering that he has...
Sep 26, 2013 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today, The New Nixon
On March 5, 1972, President Nixon delivered a Special Message to the Congress onSpecial Revenue Sharing for Urban Community Development. Continuing his vision for domestic affairs, President Nixon formulated policies on the revival of not only America’s urban cores,...
Sep 18, 2013 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today, The New Nixon
“We passed a milestone of national awareness when we recognized for the first time that the bounty of energy resources we had taken for granted for so long was not as limitless as we had once thought.” RN, The Memoirs of Richard Nixon Economic powers such as Germany...
Sep 16, 2013 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today, The New Nixon
In April, the Office of National Drug Control Policy requested a $25.4 billion budget for 2014. The total budget would be divided as such: $10.7 billion allocated to prevention and treatment, $9.6 billion for domestic law enforcement, $3.7 billion for interdiction,...
Sep 10, 2013 | Domestic Policy, News, Nixon Today, The New Nixon
“Our States and cities find themselves sinking in a welfare quagmire, as caseloads increase, as costs escalate, and as the welfare system stagnates enterprise and perpetuates dependency.” RN, Address to the Nation on Domestic Programs August 8, 1969 Despite...
Sep 9, 2013 | Domestic Policy, News, The New Nixon
Transportation planning, especially in metropolitan areas such as greater Los Angeles, necessitates greater attention and priority of policy makers and community members. When congestion and stop-and-go traffic on highways become the norm of every working person’s...