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Category Archives: Politics
Most News Is Unimportant
On a scale of 1-10, with 1 representing reality TV and 10 representing nuclear cataclysm, I think of Covid-19 as a 7 (I think before it is done it will likely take away millions of years of quality of life … Continue reading
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Constitutional Dictatorship: Its Dangers and Its Design
Here are some highlights from a 2010 paper in the Minnesota Law Review by two Yale University law professors, Sanford Levinson and Jack M. Balkin: “I’m the commander-see, I don’t need to explain-I do not need to explain why I … Continue reading
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NYT: CARL J. FRIEDRICH DIES AT 83; INFLUENTIAL HARVARD PROFESSOR
Joseph Berger wrote in 1983 for the New York Times: Having lived in an era which saw the rise of Nazism and the spread of Communism, Dr. Friedrich sometimes took a dour view of the human inclination for freedom. In … Continue reading
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Aesthetics & Politics
Nick Whitaker: How do you think about aesthetics in political theory? Jonah Bennett: I think aesthetics is one of the more important points in political theory because it’s one of the most immediately legible and visceral. There’s certainly the more … Continue reading
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Faces of Moderation: The Art of Balance in an Age of Extremes
From Indiana University: Aurelian Craiutu (Ph.D. Princeton, 1999) is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Indiana University, Bloomington, and Adjunct Professor in the American Studies Program. He is also affiliated with the Russian and East European Institute, the … Continue reading
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