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David Halperin

David Halperin

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Contributing Writer, Republic Report

Washington

Biography

David Halperin (@DaHalperin) runs Republic Report. Halperin, a self-employed lawyer based in Washington DC, engages in public advocacy and investigative work on a wide range of issues, including higher education and climate change. He also advises organizations and companies on strategy, policy, communications, and legal matters, and he is of counsel to Public.Resource.org. Halperin was previously: founding director of Campus Progress and senior vice president at the Center for American Progress; senior policy advisor for Howard Dean’s presidential campaign; founding executive director of the American Constitution Society; White House speechwriter and special assistant for national security affairs to President Clinton; co-founder of the Internet company Progressive/RealNetworks; and counsel to the Senate Intelligence Committee. He has represented clients in the U.S. Supreme Court and various state and federal courts. He writes at Republic Report, and his articles also have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, The Nation, Politico, Slate, Foreign Policy, and other outlets. In recent years he has testified before the House Oversight Committee and at the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Transportation, and spoken at major events held by the National Consumer Law Center, Consumer Federation of America, Arizona State University, American Educational Research Association, and Center for American Progress. Halperin has served for more than a decade on the board of directors of Public Citizen. He graduated from Yale College and Yale Law School.

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Total articles 944

  • U of Idaho President Seems Resigned That U of Phoenix Deal is Dead

    By David Halperin

    Apr. 16, 2025

  • Trump's Education Department is Closing. And Also Starting A Long Rulemaking Process.

    By David Halperin

    Apr. 03, 2025

  • U of Idaho President Seems Resigned That U of Phoenix Deal is Dead

    By David Halperin

    Apr. 16, 2025

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Republic Report

Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., United States, , United States

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