Leon Kass to Deliver Humanities Lecture

By Alexander Comisar
Roll Call Staff

May 21, 2009, 12 a.m.

For Leon Kass, life truly is one big picture. He calls himself a “humanist” — perhaps because there is no other term broad enough to describe his diverse body of work, but most likely because the driving force behind his professional journey, as he puts it, is a deeply rooted desire to understand what it means to exist as a human being.

Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

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As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article