An Unappreciated Constraint on the President's Pardon Power

Presidential Power Unbound: A Comparative Look at Presidential Pardon Power

Though few scholars compare presidencies, a recent collection by John Carey and Matthew Shugart (1998) compares the use of the presidential executive decree power in several countries. In a similar vein, we examine the oft-neglected power of the presidential pardon in the United States and Russia. The power of presidents to grant pardons is typically unlimited, which fact alone makes it worthwh...

Robert Earle Buchanan: an unappreciated scientist.

Robert Earle Buchanan (1883-1973), 19th President of the Society of American Bacteriologists (later American Society for Microbiology), was one of the more important 20th century microbiologists. He was a dominant force in creating the field of bacterial systematics and made significant contributions to microbial physiology. He also numbered a number of influential textbooks. A reasonable concl...

Nuclear Factor-KB, an Unappreciated Tumor Suppressor

The notion that nuclear factor-KB (NF-KB) is a tumorpromoting transcription factor has become a widely accepted dogma in biology. However, recent findings suggest an inhibitory role for NF-KB in carcinogenesis and tumorigenesis. Although the tumor suppressor–like effect of NF-KB remains to be rigorously established by further studies using cellular and animal models, these latest findings warra...

Underwriting the presidents.

The United States has had 43 presidents. We examined whether they survive significantly longer or shorter than their contemporaries. We found that survival was better for presidents elected in the 1789-1841 and 1933-2001 periods (SMRs of 0.7 and 0.6, respectively), but worse for those elected in 1845-1929 (SMR = 2.9). We also found increased mortality during the years lived in office (SMR = 1.4...

Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Death: Closing the Constitution's Succession Gap