May 2014 Archives
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Friday, May 30, 2014, 9:51 AM
Friday Round-up: NSA Leaks Edition
Are Glenn Greenwald and Edward Snowden’s personalities off-limits? A kerfuffle among journalists threatens to obscure a key issue in the ongoing debate over NSA leaks.
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014, 9:00 AM
Barack Obama and the Brutal Immigration Cycle
This week brought more wrangling over comprehensive immigration reform. But the fundamental facts haven’t changed: the White House is trapped, and agreement remains as elusive as ever.
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Sunday, May 25, 2014, 8:45 AM
The Real Problem with the Internet’s Fake Conversation
Conversation on the Internet is vast, lightning-quick, clever, and hollow. But don’t blame algorithms: The fault in our “cultural conversation” is in ourselves.
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Friday, May 23, 2014, 9:00 AM
Friday Round-up: Trigger Warnings Edition
College students are demanding to be warned when class materials — perhaps a graphic film, perhaps a Shakespeare play — might trigger a traumatic memory. Is this the right way to handle disturbing material?
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014, 9:00 AM
A Slap on the Wrist for Wall Street Tax Cheats
The Justice Department brags about landing a guilty plea from IRS-cheating bank Credit Suisse. But do criminal banks really pay any price?
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Sunday, May 18, 2014, 8:05 PM
Nine Questions about Explainer Journalism You Were Too Embarrassed to Ask
A crop of new websites promise to “explain the news.” If your reaction is, “Isn’t that what journalists already do?”, then this is the guide for you.
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Friday, May 16, 2014, 7:59 AM
Friday Round-up: Campus Speech Edition
It’s graduation season, and controversial commencement speakers are stepping down in the face of student and faculty opposition. Have the protests gone too far?
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Thursday, May 15, 2014, 11:51 AM
Will Rand Paul Revolutionize Racial Politics?
When grading their politicians on minority outreach, conservatives demonstrate the soft bigotry of low expectations.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 9:15 AM
Climate Abolitionism and the Economy Lie
Climate-change deniers are hoping to confuse the public on a crucial point: Defending big business isn’t the same as defending the economy.
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Friday, May 9, 2014, 10:00 AM
Friday Round-up: Russian Roulette Edition
Putin is playing a risky game in Eastern Ukraine. Are events there slipping out of his control?
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 9:15 AM
Just How Dumb Is Electing Judges? Roy Moore Isn’t Even The Worst Of It.
The “Ten Commandments Judge” is back in the news, providing an object lesson in why electing judges is a terrible idea.
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Monday, May 5, 2014, 9:00 AM
Gary Becker, 1930-2014
A giant has passed—not just in the field of economics, but for all of us living in a world ruled by economic logic.
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Friday, May 2, 2014, 10:00 AM
Friday Round-up: Sinking Streets Edition
Part of Baltimore sunk into the ground this week. Surely somebody is looking after this kind of thing, right?
Nathan Pippenger
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News
New York Times, Vox Cover Levi’s Essay on Fracking
The New York Times, Vox: Michael Levi’s Summer 2015 Democracy essay, “Fracking and the Climate Debate,” was recently discussed in The New York Times and on Vox.
Events
Liu Discusses Democracy Essay at Aspen Ideas Festival
The Aspen Institute: On June 29, Eric Liu presented his piece from the upcoming Fall 2015 edition of Democracy, “How to Be American,” at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Liu discussed his essay with Anne-Marie Slaughter, president and CEO of New America, and an editorial advisory committee member of Democracy.
News
Hanauer and Rolf’s “Shared Security” Idea Catches On
The Washington Post: Nick Hanauer and David Rolf’s Summer 2015 Democracy essay, “Shared Security, Shared Growth” was recently cited on The Washington Post’s Plum Line blog and Fusion.
Passa Caglia on
Obama's Quiet Dismantling of Reaganism (1)
Kenneth Obiakor on
Two Ways of Judging Obama's Foreign Policy (1)
Kendall Baxter on
On Libya, a New Kind of American Leadership (3)