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After years of reading through political science academic writings at their most mundane, there is not much left that could really inspire me to delve deeper into the field. While I’m always up for learning more, it would take something...
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou (Photo by Vasilis Filis, Wikimedia Commons) For those of you just joining the ongoing Greek debt/Euro crisis currently unfolding, here’s the abridged version: For years, Greece employed excessive...
The Republican candidates, along with most of America, only knows about the existence of this state as a result of our broken primaries. If you’ve ever wondered why the early months of the presidential election season give so much focus...
Perhaps what Americans need is a change of mindset. I accept as a foregone conclusion that politicians have to oversimplify many issues in order to connect with voters. With the possible exception of Sarah Palin, I don’t think that any candidates...
Photo by Bryan Baird. Click to see more from his Istanbul photo essay. “The thing about Turks is that we are very ignorant,” my professor explains during...
Yes, we all know the Transportation Security Administration has upped the creepy quota recently. Yes, the remarkably unused color-coded security alert system has been finally cancelled, after hovering at a fatally uninteresting level of “Orange”...
Sen. Franken is the reigning Senate Peek-a-Boo Champion. Remember when people were all concerned that Al Franken, as a comedian, wasn’t qualified for the Senate? That was dumb. I’m starting to think that comedians are becoming the...
You know, sometimes I have to wonder if everyone sees elections the same way that I do. Then I realize that it’s way more fun if I assume they don’t. Here’s what I imagine different people will see on their ballots next Tuesday. Average...
While there have been plenty of good things happening this week, the stories that have grabbed my attention of late have all led me to suspect that The Glass is Half Empty. While this could certainly be a case of “the only good news is...
Name: John Russell “Russ” Carnahan Born: July 10, 1958 Party: Democrat District: Missouri’s Third District Committee Assignments: Transportation and Infrastructure, Science and Technology, Foreign Affairs Website: www.carnahan.house.gov If...
