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• nice democracy theory

  
  orgtheory.net — Authority: 553
  A couple of years ago, Bryan Caplan, a good friend of mine, wrote a very controversial book called Myth of the Rational Voter . The concept is simple: people cast their votes in very dumb ways, so aggregating votes will not yield optimal policy. After Bryan’s book was published, all kinds of people criticized ...
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• obama’s rhetoric

  
  orgtheory.net — Authority: 553
  If you ever wondered about Obama the speaker and Obama the policy maker, here’s the connection: he’s a standard issue liberal, but his rhetoric is very inclusive. It makes most folks feel like he’s on your side, even if he isn’t. How inclusive? Consider the following post from blogger Dan Drezner : Oh, ...
  2 days ago

• On anarchism

  
  The Barefoot Bum — Authority: 414
  Anarchism is a curious topic. Its linguistic roots mean literally "no rule". But by these roots no self-described anarchist can impose a definition of anarchism; anarchism means as many different things as there are self-described anarchists. We can discard one sense of anarchism as vacuous: everyone always, by ...
  3 days ago

• Civil war exposure and violence

  
  Marginal Revolution — Authority: 753
  Thats a new paper by Edward Miguel, Sebastian Saiegh, and Shanker Satyanath and here is the abstract: In recent years scholars have begun to focus on the consequences of individuals’ exposure to civil war, including its severe health and psychological consequences. Our innovation is to move beyond the survey ...
  3 days ago

• *The End of Influence*

  
  Marginal Revolution — Authority: 753
  The subtitle is What Happens When Other Countries Have the Money and the authors are Stephen S. Cohen and Brad DeLong.  Here is an excerpt: The Asian export-led growth model must -- over time -- transform itself to domestic consumption and prosperity models.  The American borrow-and-import model will also have ...
  3 days ago

• Why Do Countries Become/Remain Democracies? Or Don’t? (2): Education and Prosperity

  
  P.A.P. Blog - Human Rights Etc. — Authority: 504
  (This is a follow-up from a previous post ). There aren’t many questions in political science that are more important than this one: which are the factors that determine whether a country becomes or doesn’t become a democracy, and that determine the degree to which a country is democratic. There are two reasons ...
  3 days ago

• "The implicit theory of political change here, that pivotal members of congress undermine reform..."

  
  Conserva tive Radical — Authority: 140
  “ The implicit theory of political change here, that pivotal members of congress undermine reform proposals because of ‘the White House’s refusal to push for real reform’ is just wrong. That’s not how things work. The fact of the matter is that Matt Taibbi is more liberal than I am, and I am more liberal ...
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• On My Nightstand: Five To Rule Them All

  
  A Blog For All — Authority: 483
  Ive been a frequent critic of the United Nations and its inability to deal with international crises, whether it is genocide in Rwanda or ethnic cleansing in Bosnia or dealing with international terrorism and rogue nations seeking nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction.The Security Council was envisioned as a ...
  4 days ago

• congratulations: hoosier style!

  
  orgtheory.net — Authority: 553
  Once again, congratulations to Indiana faculty member Elinor Ostrom on winning the Nobel Memorial prize in economics . Photograph of the prize banquet, from the SF Gate website . Also in the photo is Jack W. Szostak, who won the prize in medicine.
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• Brenda Shaffer on the Trouble with Fossil Fuel Subsidies

  
  Penn Press Log — Authority: 417
  "World leaders at the Copenhagen climate summit should recognize thatmost nations still subsidize consumption of fossil fuels. Removal ofthese subsidies can be one of the most effective tools for reducingenergy consumption and thus the danger of climate change. According toInternational Energy Agency data, energy ...
  5 days ago

• Quote of the week

  
  dustbury.com — Authority: 557
  A possibly-admirable observation from The House of David : The suffix “-able,” in English, points to an objective fact. Where there is no such fact, the suffix is bullshit. I usually see it in Progressive propaganda. Who consumes and develops sustainable development? Who rates the price for which buyer to ...
  5 days ago

• forget the bowling league, join a choir

  
  orgtheory.net — Authority: 553
  So you’re looking to get some good civic experience and become a major player in community politics? Although conventional wisdom would suggest that you join a bowling league or a political activist group , a new study by Matthew Baggetta in Social Forces tells us that the ideal organization for gaining ...
  5 days ago

• The Rabett Does Clint Eastwood

  
  CapitalClimate — Authority: 490
  Perfesser Bunny sez : Eli knows what you’re thinking. “Is climate change really happening?” Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement the bunny kind of lost track himself. But being greenhouse gases are the most powerful forcing we know, and the best science predicts disaster ahead, you’ve got to ...
  6 days ago

• Do morality and politics mix in the Philippine perspective?

  
  Pinoy Observer — Authority: 139
  Do morals and politics mix in Philippine perspective? ABS-CBN broadcaster Ted Failon always start his morning show “ Failon at Sanchez ” with a prayer. He does it every single day. Yet, the more he prays and with him, millions who listen to his show, the more serious and things get worse than before. And not ...
  6 days ago

• American Historian Prof. Howard Zinn Goes On Iran TV To Blame US For Sept 11

  
  www.PeterSantilli.com — Authority: 122
  Professor Zinn: “The American people had no [independent] sources of information except the government , and the main stream press…uh, all ignored the…what I think are…the reasons behind 9-11, and that is, American foreign policy …”.  Zinn goes on to cite the official 9-11 Commission Report which ...
  1 week ago

• Pathetic Post Pimps Palin Propaganda

  
  CapitalClimate — Authority: 490
  As if regularly publishing George Wills anti-scientific ravings werent enough, the WaPo sinks to a new level today by attempting to become the high-fiber Facebook. Sarah Palins anti-climate-science recycled Facebook page is given prominent placement as an "opinion" piece. ThingsBreak has links to reactions. ...
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• Too studiously polite, eh?

  
  dustbury.com — Authority: 557
  Free speech, says Scaramouche, has a better chance of survival in the States than in Canada: [U]nlike Canadians, Americans aren’t afraid to be risky and rude and inappropriate. And that’s a function both of culture and history. American can draw upon a history that includes a Boston Tea Party and a Revolution ...
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• Check YES or NO: Should Education be Homogenized in the US?

  
  University of Michigan Press Blog — Authority: 116
  Check out the story of the case that set the legal precedent for how the United States legislates on this topic--a tale of nativists, progressives, the Catholic Church, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Supreme Court.  CROSS PURPOSES: Pierce v. Society of Sisters and the Struggle Over Compulsory Education , by ...
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• Children’s TV shows carry questionable political themes

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) Programmes for children on TV can carry underlying political themes that may surprise parents.After analysing 23 episodes of Thomas and Friends, a show about a train, his friends and their adventures on a fictional island, Shauna Wilton, political scientist and assistant professor, University ...
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• Children’s telly shows have questionable political themes

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): Children’s shows on TV can carry underlying political themes that may surprise parents, according to research by the University of Alberta’s Augustana Campus.In the study, political scientist Shauna Wilton and colleagues analysed 23 episodes of ‘Thomas and Friends’- a show about a ...
  1 week ago

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