How does the Grover case study on OSHA build on his general perspective and add to our understanding of how business power and social struggle shape the presidency?
In responding to this question, you might want to discuss one or more of the following:
1. Why did OSHA emerge as a policy in the first place, particularly in the context of the Nixon administration that was not particularly sympathetic to workplace health and safety regulations?
2. How did Carter end up attempting to shape the functioning of OSHA, and how should we make sense of this? Does his complex response to OSHA regulations fit with our general analysis of his presidency?
3. What did Reagan do to weaken the pro-labor aspects of OSHA, and how does this fit with his presidency in general?
4. How does the article on Trump fit with Grover’s overall analysis of OSHA and the presidency?
5. Do you see ways to connect Grover’s analysis, including his concrete examples of presidential action on OSHA, with our other frameworks for understanding the presidency?