September 2014 Archives
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Tuesday, Sep 30, 2014, 9:15 AM
Almost Nothing Can Be Explained in One Chart
Explainer journalism would be enhanced by a little humility — and the admission that like the news, explanations can be complicated.
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Friday, Sep 26, 2014, 9:41 AM
Is Obama Deluded About the GOP? A Response to Rick Perlstein
Even if the President thinks his opposition is insane, he’s understandably reluctant to say so out loud.
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Thursday, Sep 25, 2014, 9:15 AM
Reading the President’s Mind
The President’s being very clear about his worldview. Is anybody listening?
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Monday, Sep 22, 2014, 8:59 AM
God Help Us All, George Will Is Right About Something
Albeit for the wrong reasons.
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Thursday, Sep 18, 2014, 9:31 PM
Arguments Q+A: ISIS, the Obama Legacy, and the Future of Progressive Foreign Policy
A conversation with Brian Katulis of the Center for American Progress.
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Wednesday, Sep 17, 2014, 9:30 AM
Always Fighting the Last Culture War
What’s happened to the old guard of right-wing provocateurs?
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Sunday, Sep 14, 2014, 7:13 PM
Why We’re Still Fighting Over U.S. History
Texas offers a textbook case in how history is (sometimes) just politics by other means.
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Thursday, Sep 11, 2014, 9:15 AM
Should the Scots Be the Only Ones to Decide?
As a “yes” vote on Scottish independence grows more likely, skeptics raise an intriguing question.
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Tuesday, Sep 9, 2014, 9:00 AM
Twilight of the Experts
Imagine a political future in which nobody has any reason to believe anybody else.
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Friday, Sep 5, 2014, 9:00 AM
Friday Round-up: Back To School Edition
Under new management, New York City inaugurates an ambitious experiment.
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Thursday, Sep 4, 2014, 10:00 AM
Douthat or Zizek?
A disturbing convergence in the paper of record.
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Tuesday, Sep 2, 2014, 9:00 AM
Is “Hashtag Feminism” Inevitable?
Worries over contemporary feminism reflect the unavoidable dilemmas of a largely successful social movement.
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)