I sometimes surprise people when I say that I have no idea what rational choice is.1  How can a game theorist say such a thing?  Especially one who spends so much time on the internet arguing about rational choice? Well, of course I have some idea what it is.  The...
 A Guest Post by Michael Bosia, Associate Professor of Political Science, Saint Michael's College In a startling juxtaposition, neofascists killed young leftist activist Clément Méric in the first...
Many of you know that I've been traveling (and blogging) much less this past year while completing my book manuscript on neglected advocacy campaigns (and steering a daughter through a tough junior...
According to the Washington Post, the Obama Administration is meeting to "reassess" US policy toward the Syrian conflict. Hezbollah's intervention appears to have tilted the balance in favor of the...
Phil Schrodt's very smart thoughts about the NSA and surveillance. [A Second Mouse] Anton Strezhnev analyzes the prospects for Snowden's extradition. Strezhnev's take is very smart, but I wonder if he overestimates the degree to which this will be a normal case in which Beijing would not choose to intervene. After all, Snowden fled to Hong Kong because of its reputation for freedom--which is something that Beijing might find convenient in underlining one country, two systems. [Causal Loop] Ben Schmidt has a more interesting and nuanced view on the "crisis in the humanities" than we normally...