Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  Professor Patrick T. Jackson speaks at the AU launch, Mind + Movement = Might Announcements Africa Policy Conference @ UNC Perfect Presidential Platform crafted @ UGA Essay Winners Announced in The Nation On Campus Iowa Chapter Holds Forum Zach Hindin in the GW Hatchet Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More National Press Chronicle of Higher Education The Nation LA Times New York Times > More "The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats." — Teddy Roosevelt    James D Elias Your name: Your email: Recipient's name: Recipient's email: Message: School: The George Washington University Member of: Administration Chapter Heads Core Chapters and Staff Reducing our dependence on foreign, harmful, and unsustainable energy Executive Committee The George Washington University Legislative Coordination Policy Rebuilding the Criminal Justice System Regional Staff Roosevelt Rx: A health care network of the Roosevelt Institution Think International Policy interests: Education, Government reform James Donald Elias is currently a senior and works as policy coordinator of the George Washington University chapter. He served as the chapter's secretary and treasurer before assuming his current role; he takes wonderful notes. He was born in Syracuse, NY, but relocated to Parkland, Florida before forming any memories of Syracuse (he has been told that this is a good thing). James is pursuing a double major in philosophy and political science; he only cares about one of these, though. James is a pseudolibertarian and political wild card. He has been known to take positions that surprise and offend many people with whom he is acquainted. His research interests include pragmatism, Continental philosophy, and philosophy of language. He is a big fan of Stanley Fish and (especially) Richard Rorty.   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW, 4th Floor / Washington, DC 20036 || Fax: (202) 483-2657