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    Rudy is Out

    Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago

 
Katie Halper Katie Halper,
Political Humor

How to Date a Corporation: Dating Rules for a Post-Citizens United World

Posted 1 week, 6 days ago

The Supreme Court recently determined that corporations are entitled to freedom of speech because they are legally persons. The ramifications of this decision, Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission, cannot be overstated:  it introduces an entirely new and untapped population into the…

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Matthew Spieler Matthew Spieler,
Political Update

Rubio Leads Crist in Florida

Posted 1 week, 6 days ago

When Gov. Charlie Crist (R) announced his Senate candidacy, the assumption among political observers was that the race was his to lose. Slowly but steadily, his GOP primary challenger, Marco Rubio, has gained in the polls. According to a new Quinnipiac survey, Crist may now be the…

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Ken Mondschein Ken Mondschein,
Academic Politics

“Race to the Top”: A Bush Doctrine in Obama Clothing

Posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago

In between the electoral shakeup in Massachusetts, the Supreme Court effectively putting elected offices up for auction, and the aftershocks in Haiti that were probably caused by Ted Kennedy spinning in his grave, the launching of President Obama’s “Race to the Top” program was barely a…

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Ken Mondschein Ken Mondschein,
Academic Politics

What’s Wrong With American Education?

Posted 3 weeks ago

There have long been two prevailing views of education in America. The first is exemplified by John Dewey’s dictum, “Education is a social process. Education is growth. Education is, not a preparation for life; education is life itself.” The second can be summed up by a quote from Elwood…

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  2. Pinworms - You Have To Admire Them
  3. Rush Limbaugh's Shockingly Stupid Argument About God and Climate Change
  4. How Drug Companies Use Marketing to Mislead Physicians and Consumers
  5. Tim Tebow, Violence Against Women, and How Politics Can Ruin Sports
  6. Don't Mess With a Bunch of Pissed-Off Medievalists
  7. Why are CNN and HuffPo Eating Up Vice Magazine's Pathetic Reporting on Liberia?
  8. Groundhog Day: Sex and the Shadow
  9. Chris Paul as Gravity
  10. What's Being Done for Ethiopian - and Other - Domestic Workers in Lebanon
  11. In the Future, You Will Have Sex with a Terrifying Robot
  12. Gilbert Arenas in Wonderland
  13. Senior-itis in High School: It's February! I'm Outta Here!
  14. A Busy Quiet: Elliott Carter's Flute Concerto
  15. I Went to Sundance so You Wouldn't Have to
  16. Ignore the Spin: The Unemployment Numbers Still Suck
  17. 2D Does What 3Don't
  18. Why Train Travel Doesn't Suck
  19. The Disturbing Relatability of "Hoarders"
  20. A Bad Week for China and the U.S.
 
 
Matthew Spieler Matthew Spieler,
Political Update

Time to Worry? Conflicting Polls in Massachusetts…

Posted 4 weeks ago

A poll released over the weekend by Public Policy Polling (D) gave Democrats quite a scare; it showed Republican Scott Brown leading Democrat Martha Coakley in the race for U.S. Senate, 48% to 47%. Needless to say, a loss in Massachusetts would be a devastating blow to the Democrats, and possibly…

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Shoshana Kordova Shoshana Kordova,
Political Language

Tweet It: Social Media Terms Dominate Top New Words

Posted 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Forget wallet biopsies, death panels and Obamacare. Politics, it appears, is so last century. The words of 2009 are all about social media.

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Matthew Spieler Matthew Spieler,
Political Update

Michael Steele: The Party Chairman from Hell

Posted 1 month ago

I almost feel sorry for Republicans for having to deal with such a clown.  Almost.

It appears that RNC Chair Michael Steele has written a book outlining his plan to defeat the “Obama agenda.” Apparently, this is news to…everyone.  So Republicans on the Hill found out about the book today…

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Niko Karvounis Niko Karvounis,
Health Care

So What is a “Cadillac” Health Care Plan, Anyway?

Posted 1 month ago

The Senate wants to tax ‘em, and now so does President Obama. But just what is a “Cadillac” health care plan?

Kaiser Health News has the skinny.

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