Middle East scholars recently released the results of the new Middle East Scholar Barometer. What does it tell us about Middle East Studies itself? Does it suggest the field is rich and progressing, or in need of an intellectual shakeup?
The former Wall Street Journal writer Bret Stephens has a column today to kick off his new digs at the New York Times that meanders into climate change territory and has raised some hackles. In the...
AÂ dilute alcoholic solution of Brilliant Green (Viridis nitentis spirituosa) is a topical antiseptic, effective against gram-positive bacteria, also known under a Russian colloquial name zelyonka....
This is a guest post by Amelia Hoover Green, Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Politics at Drexel University. Will Moore's death was a tragedy. To state the hopefully obvious:...
Mark over at Zenpundit draws attention to an interesting post which discusses the contents of captured al Qaida documents revealing that they provide members with a substantial benefits package. It would appear that, like most other things in life, idealist zeal must always be balanced with...
We haven't had cable for over a year. I get my news almost exclusively from my.yahoo subscriptions to wire reports; most of these concern regions outside of the United States.I notice, however, that Rodger posted earlier on Horowitz's blacklist. I've read some of Michael Berubé's ongoing mockery...
Holy smokes!Via the comment thread attached to Rob's brilliant rejoinder to my "Second Civil War" challenge I find: a little corner of history-geek heaven. Thanks D! Go. Now. Read. Bask in alternative history goodness.Filed as: alternative history
Marxist turned right-winger David Horowitz's latest book is The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America (Regnery Publishing Inc.). I'm not going to link to that book, but I will refer readers to a complete list of the professors, unadorned with Horowitz's text, that was posted on...
Which science-fiction show crew would I be on?You scored as Moya (Farscape). You are surrounded by muppets. But that is okay because they are your friends and have shown many times that they can be trusted. Now if only you could stop being bothered about wormholes.(Your Ultimate Sci-Fi Profile II:...
Robert Farley points to an insanely stupid scenario for a second Civil War, one that may make it onto network television:pocalyptic Scenario #3: American Civil War - Part Deux!"A House Divided" - Network: ABCWriter: Andrew David ChapmanOdds You'll Be Seeing it in the Fall: I'll put this one at...
[Updated 2-14]Vice-President Cheney does his best to provide a metaphor for the critics. Folks, you really can't make this stuff up.Those unsypathetic to the administration are likely to have a field day with this one. It appears that Cheney is once again blaming someone else for his mistakes and...
Anyone who reads my posts by now knows that I have an acute interest in the effect that information, uncertainty, and signaling plays in politics and social life. One thing that becomes immediately clear to anyone who looks into those topics is that, at least in the realm of international...
I'm a couple of days late, but please allow me to followup Bill's post about the King funeral controversy and the excellent discussion in the comment thread. I did some data-mining of whitehouse.gov and found President Bush's eulogy of Ronald Reagan, at the National Cathedral on June 11, 2004....
Greatest...face...ever...I know my last few posts haven't been that 'analytical' or IR related, but there have been too many jovial opportunities to pass up lately. Which brings me to Coretta Scott King's funeral...The event was attended by numerous dignitaries included President Bush and his wife...
[Updated 2/8]Exhibit A: This exchange between Attorney General Gonzales and Sen. Biden from today's hearings on NSA domestic wiretapping (hat tip Atrios):BIDEN: Thank you very much. General, how has this revelation damaged the program?I'm almost confused by it but, I mean, it seems to presuppose...
Just came across this little gem regarding GOP efforts to distance newly minted House Majority Leader from the lobbying scandals. In their efforts to cover the story it appears a few news outlets have left out a scrumptious little morsel regarding the new king of the hill:The Associated Press, The...