I’ve been saying for months that I want to try a new experiment in promoting new articles. Scholars are often encouraged to share their knowledge outside the “ivory tower” – something that academic publishing doesn’t always make easy. So I’m going to try to blog about – and maybe eventually do short videos about – my …
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Just a couple of early thoughts about the rallies as I sit on the Metro bringing me back to Maryland. 1) The crowd was huge. I think a lot of people underestimated the draw of this event. Stewart’s appeal was evident through the turnout – and I’m really excited to see the crowd estimates. And …
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Realizing the futility of my effort – FiveThirtyEight puts Feingold’s chances at winning at only 6% as of Sunday, October 17th – I still cannot let the opportunity go by to add my own voice to many others lauding Senator Russ Fiengold’s career and lamenting the likely outcome of his 2010 Senate campaign. Although I’m …
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At the risk of sounding like a hypocrite, a number of stories about people’s obsession technology have been worrying me. Teenagers aren’t getting enough sleep, we can’t put away our cell phones while driving or walking, we use technology while running errands or working out, and we don’t even leave our addiction behind when on …
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