Graham Vyse has a good piece on why we need Barack Obama as a resistance leader. You should read it. In fact, I was working on a similar piece but kind of hit a brick wall so never finished it. Figure I might as well...
Month: December 2016
I agree with the bottom line of Eugene Volokh's analysis here: Shurtz's foolish decision to wear blackface at a party to which her students were invited is not legal harassment.
It's time to put my humanities hat on for a bit. Obviously there are political scientists and economists who do good work. And we need people studying politics and economics,.
This guy really sums up the modern Republican Party. The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office charged Rep. Chris Corley (R) with first-degree domestic violence and pointing and presenting a firearm for the Monday incident, according to the Post and Courier. The newspaper reported that Corley was...
Part One here. In a new study, Lauren Rivera and Andras Tilcsik reveal the enormously powerful effects class and gender, and the complex interplay between them, have within a particular.
Lauren Rivera, author of the interesting and important book Pedigree, has just published a study with Andras Tilcsik that offers a fascinating glimpse into the way class and gender dynamics.
Jia Tolentino's interview with a woman who aborted a non-viable fetus at the 32nd week of pregnancy is amazing: Did you consider carrying to term despite that? This is another fun side note. I was already going to have to have a C-section no matter...
Some links for your Wednesday: Tom Nichols takes on "How Could the USSR Have Won.
Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan, left, shakes hands with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, after introducing him during a campaign stop at the First.
Why it's almost like we should ask Bangladeshi workers what they want and fight to help them rather than talk about all the great benefits western companies bring to Bangladesh through their low wage, exploitative jobs! Bangladesh garment manufacturers have sacked at least 1,500 workers,...
Michelle Goldberg, apparently deciding to enter into a contest with Erik (unbeknownst to him, I'm assuming) for Debbie Downer of the Decade, writes this article about what life might be.
This is an interesting approach to grotesque CEO pay in the New Gilded Age. In Portland, Oregon, lawmakers aren’t holding their collective breath. In a move that made international headlines,.