Almanac January 4 2024 Birthdays Facts and Figures
Almanac notes today marks Jan 4 2024 with notable birthdays from Louis Braille to Derrick Henry. It highlights Medicare as a major Great Society reform, quotes Doris Kearns Goodwin, lists a $1.5 billion Burj Khalifa cost estimate, and notes the moon between last quarter and new phases.
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Louis Braille
Don Shula
Floyd Patterson
Dyan Cannon
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Patty Loveless
Michael Stipe
Dave Foley
Julia Ormond
Kris Bryant
Derrick Henry
Lyndon Johnson
U.S
Aunt Cathy opened Cosmos Club doors and changed generations
The author recalls Aunt Cathy who defied a 1988 all male Cosmos Club by insisting on front-door entry for her talk. She helped pioneer women in security studies, mentoring others and pushing for inclusion, while reminding the author of the generation that broke barriers. The piece links her courage to broader losses of notable women like Sandra Day O’Connor and urges collecting their stories.
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Cathy
D.C
Cosmos Club
Catherine McArdle Kelleher
Queen Elizabeth
Westminster Abbey
Checkpoint Charlie
Berlin Wall
United States
University of Maryland
Center For International and Security Studies
Women In International Security
Defense
Sandra Day O’connor
Isabel Sawhill
Brookings Institution
Frances Kissling
Center For Health, Ethics and Social Policy
Sawhill
Kissling
Why Biden and Trump Remain The Likeliest 2024 Ticket
In rising opposition to a Biden Trump rematch, voters show little appetite for the pair. The piece links party evolution since 2016 to a shared stalemate, with Trump courting white working class voters and Biden balancing left pressures inside a centrist frame. Ray Teixeira notes the “shadow party” of activists and donors shaping policy and staffing, keeping the coalition intact but capping its appeal.
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Joe Biden
Donald Trump
Trump
Hillary Clinton
Wall Street
Midwest
GOP
Biden
John B. Judis
Wisconsin
Silicon Valley
Hollywood
Jadis
Democratic Party
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Conservatives defend constitutional limits on presidential immunity
A group of sixteen Republican figures filed an amicus brief with the D C Circuit backing Judge Chutkan in rejecting Trump immunity from actions during his presidency. They argue for originalism and judicial restraint, limited government, and separation of powers, warning that immunity would threaten elections and the republic.
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U.S. Court of Appeals
D.C
U.S
Tanya S. Chutkan
Donald Trump
Republican Party
Chutkan
Trump
Jack Smith
Supreme Court
High Court
Ty Cobb
Bill Kristol
Dan Quayle
George T. Conway III
Massachusetts
William E Weld
Tom Campbell
Sandra Day O’connor
Byron R. White
Antonin Scalia
Amicus
Congress
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Maga Party
MAGA
GOP
Maga Movement
Amicus Brief
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