The Federal Election Commission, as you may recall, recently ruled that foreign firms can donate to state-level referendum campaigns. Because, apparently, "ballot initiatives" aren't "elections." Over at The Monkey Cage,.
Sean Gallup / Getty Images One of the central activities of academic blogs – or what's left of them these days – is for people to promote their books and.
It wasn't that long ago – maybe five or six years – that I last heard someone claim that Russia would never posses real soft power. After all, who could.
Ishaan Tharoor has a good read on the every-growing connections – ideological and political – between the U.S. and European illiberal right. But this deepening engagement extends well beyond Hungary..
I am "attending" the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association next week. By "attending" I mean that I am cancelling my tickets and my hotel room and participating.
The headline at Political Wire read "More Would Blame Democrats for Debt Default." A number of thoughts ran through my head, including wow, the Democrats are still losing the messaging.
John Ikenberry is one of the most influential scholars of "liberal international order." It's likely that he, along with Dan Deudney, is responsible for popularizing the phrase. John's most recent.
Scott's post about the so-called "Afghanistan Papers" provides a good excuse to remind everyone that the recriminations, deflections, and finger-pointing are just getting started. It's important to keep that mind.
