[00:00:00]When I think back on my quite long career in the world of academia, in government, and in public service, there was one occasion where I had a major fall from grace, and it had to do with the reaction of the person who succeeded Nelson Mand...
Foreword by Jennifer Galvin[00:00:00]It’s easy to think about history as something finished, a completed story. Decisions were made. Chapters closed. Lessons were learned. But then there are moments when history doesn’t feel finished at all. And ...
[00:00:00]The moment when South Africa became a democratic society in 1994 and Nelson Mandela became president, it was a moment of extraordinary joy, if you can imagine that. That sort of freedom at last. [Archival news clip]: Nelson Mandela: T...
Image by Winnerslay It’s not clear that gun control could have prevented the killing of 20 children and 7 adults in Newtown, Connecticut this past Friday. The weapons used by gunman Adam Lanza were owned legally by Lanza’s mother. A few states (b...
Image by Winnerslay It’s not clear that gun control could have prevented the killing of 20 children and 7 adults in Newtown, Connecticut this past Friday. The weapons used by gunman Adam Lanza were owned legally by Lanza’s mother. A few states (b...
Maybe eternal optimism dies hard after an election. But does anyone get the sense that the left is way less freaked out about the Fiscal Cliff than one ought to expect? If that’s true, then it may be for good reason. The more I’ve read, the more ...
Maybe eternal optimism dies hard after an election. But does anyone get the sense that the left is way less freaked out about the Fiscal Cliff than one ought to expect? If that’s true, then it may be for good reason. The more I’ve read, the more ...
“The Comeback Kid.” Such was President Bill Clinton’s self-branded title following the 1992 New Hampshire presidential primary. It was a fitting nickname, and an especially meaningful one from a swing state like New Hampshire. Bogged down at th...
“The Comeback Kid.” Such was President Bill Clinton’s self-branded title following the 1992 New Hampshire presidential primary. It was a fitting nickname, and an especially meaningful one from a swing state like New Hampshire. Bogged down at th...
Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act (from Wikimedia Commons) I’ve come to view Paul Krugman as belligerent and repetitive, but he’s still a smart writer who can turn a phrase. Last year Krugman noted that the federal government is essentially...
Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act (from Wikimedia Commons) I’ve come to view Paul Krugman as belligerent and repetitive, but he’s still a smart writer who can turn a phrase. Last year Krugman noted that the federal government is essentially...
A strikingly common cornerstone of right-libertarianism (and, correspondingly, the modern American libertarian movement) is the assertion that “taxes are immoral.” This argument can take a number of forms, some significantly stronger than others....
A strikingly common cornerstone of right-libertarianism (and, correspondingly, the modern American libertarian movement) is the assertion that “taxes are immoral.” This argument can take a number of forms, some significantly stronger than others....
I would like to introduce BPR’s newest online column, entitled Give Up The Goods. Give Up The Goods is anchored around the premise that bringing some theoretical insights to the discussion of politics can produce some interesting results. Too o...
I would like to introduce BPR’s newest online column, entitled Give Up The Goods. Give Up The Goods is anchored around the premise that bringing some theoretical insights to the discussion of politics can produce some interesting results. Too o...
Bill O’Reilly (by Justin Hoch) On election night, Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly said, regarding the demographic shifts that helped President Obama win reelection, “It’s not a traditional America anymore.” O’Reilly went on to say that many...
Bill O’Reilly (by Justin Hoch) On election night, Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly said, regarding the demographic shifts that helped President Obama win reelection, “It’s not a traditional America anymore.” O’Reilly went on to say that many...
I would like to think that this year’s elections have rendered a negative verdict on the practice of political pledges. Few are unfamiliar with the now classic hand-raising (or lack thereof) moment in the GOP primaries in which all of the candi...
I would like to think that this year’s elections have rendered a negative verdict on the practice of political pledges. Few are unfamiliar with the now classic hand-raising (or lack thereof) moment in the GOP primaries in which all of the candi...
At first, the answer to this question is easy. Another term in the White House, two additional Senate seats, and eight new blue Congressmen. Liberal marijuana or gay rights votes passed in almost 10 states. But beyond the veneer, is this reflective o...
At first, the answer to this question is easy. Another term in the White House, two additional Senate seats, and eight new blue Congressmen. Liberal marijuana or gay rights votes passed in almost 10 states. But beyond the veneer, is this reflective o...
Copyright © 2005 Alexandra Lee. Licensed under Creative Commons. When it comes to reproductive rights in this country, we dodged a bullet Tuesday. It’s bad enough that many states and their legislators will continue to press for increasingly restr...
Copyright © 2005 Alexandra Lee. Licensed under Creative Commons. When it comes to reproductive rights in this country, we dodged a bullet Tuesday. It’s bad enough that many states and their legislators will continue to press for increasingly restr...
The Northeast region of the United States just experienced a late autumn hurricane. This is not common. Nonetheless, we cannot make the following claim: climate change caused Hurricane Sandy. Why? We must remember the following: If we are to make a c...
The Northeast region of the United States just experienced a late autumn hurricane. This is not common. Nonetheless, we cannot make the following claim: climate change caused Hurricane Sandy. Why? We must remember the following: If we are to make a c...
With the election just a week away, more attention than ever has been leveraged by both presidential candidates in gaining the approval of Asian Americans that will head to the polls next Tuesday. Broadly speaking, Asian American voters constitute a ...
With the election just a week away, more attention than ever has been leveraged by both presidential candidates in gaining the approval of Asian Americans that will head to the polls next Tuesday. Broadly speaking, Asian American voters constitute a ...