If being a Republican today means anything, it means...well, supporting massive upper class tax cuts. But in addition to that, it means not understanding the concept of "consent," at least as it pertains to women. A desire to use the law to punish women for...
Month: August 2012
Not that conservatives are trying to make it an issue—being that theirs is the party whose anti-anti-racism robustly defies the law that governs all other double negatives—but via Jamelle, I.
One of the more gratifying things about studying film and television is the occasional payoff. You consider a scene in obsessive detail and it turns out that scene is just.
Since there's no video of the interview, we have no choice but to take Politico's lead: Mitt Romney conceded President Barack Obama has succeeded in making him a less likable person, but he offered a defiant retort to those hoping he will open up this...
Well, I would never say the New Deal is entirely safe, but there's a lot of truth in this analysis. Related thesis: James K. Polk bears substantially more responsibility for.
If it was a freelance assignment, I wonder what it would take to get me to go to arguably the most drearily exurban major center in the United States (now.
Today is the first day of the Autumn 2012 iteration of National Security Policy. Blog here, syllabus here, podcasts (will be) here. In addition to a host of smaller changes, I plan to run through a "strategic problem" at the end of each lecture, which should...
From a recent story about attempts to restore a statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest -- a man who should be honored only by the application of urine to his gravesite.
I have no idea how anyone can argue that solitary confinement isn't a violation of the 8th Amendment. The death penalty is more humane.
K-Lo brings the laughs: as a longtime romney watcher, nice to see the rest of the world finally getting to know the dude, the talent, the leadership, the character. If anything deserves an open comment thread, it's this. Have fun!
The university's revamped the curriculum to emphasize the written word, so now I have to teach a traditional novel alongside my visual works. (Which I almost always did anyway but.
Hey all, Assuming that the APSA conference goes forward and that the city isn't substantially damaged by the storm, three members of LGM (Farley, Watkins, and Brockington) will be holding.