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Reflections on the Current Crisis

By Dan Nexon

In General

On July 21, 2017

In the wee hours of the night, I tweeted out my despair at the current crisis of the Republic. My immediate impetus was a terrific series of tweets by Jasmin Mujanović. If you think Trump firing Mueller will *cause* a constitutional crisis you haven’t been paying attention for the last six months. — Jasmin Mujanović […]

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Trumpism Threatens to Break the VOA

By Dan Nexon

On January 23, 2017

It is not unheard of for foreign leaders to complain to American officials about an unflattering story on the Voice of America or RFE/RL. To which that official will, in all likelihood, respond that t

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It’s the Institutions, Stupid

By Scott Lemieux

On May 24, 2011

Bobo’s fantasies about elites and bipartisanship notwithstanding, to the extent that the British system is “functional” where the American system isn’t, it’s because the

The Purpose of Higher Education

By Dave Brockington

In academia , Dave Brockington , General

On July 22, 2010

Something that I and other colleagues have noted at institutions similar to my current employer is that there seems to be an omnipresent implied, when not explicit, anti-intellectual current defining the place. While a bit muddled at times, this CIF entry in The Guardian captures this sense. I chuckled at this line: This has undoubtedly […]

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Institutions and Health Care

By Scott Lemieux

On January 6, 2009

Long-time readers will know I agree entirely with this: So that’s the context in which to ask whether or not it makes sense to have a supermajority requirement for many Senate votes. I would say “