This piece is the first of a three-part series grappling with the role of political economy in making a just, sustainable international order. hat’s America’s story for how economic policy relates to international security? I think for a long...
This a guest post from Robert M. Eisinger, a political science professor at Roger Williams University. He is the author of The Evolution of Presidential Polling (Cambridge University Press). Many of...
With the news that the Trump Administration has signaled its intent to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, I reached out to a number of leading experts on global climate governance...
This is a guest post from Anjali K. Dayal (Assistant Professor, Fordham University), Madison V. Schramm (PhD Candidate, Georgetown University), Alexandra M. Stark (PhD Candidate, Georgetown...
Courtesy of Jenny, an interesting advice column from salon.com entitled "Should I leave grad school to be an activist?" [subscription, or watch a short ad to get access]. In a nutshell, what we have here is a philosophy grad student coming to grips with what most of us realize at some point in the...
US District Court Judge John Jones ruled today that the policies passed by the old Dover PA school board forcing the teaching of Intelligent Design are unconstitutional. (For the full-text of the judgment click here.) Halleluiah. The best part about the ruling is that it is written by a Bush...
A hypothetical conversation between Kristol and Schmitt.Kristol: Gary, this is bad. What can we come up with in a few days?Schmitt: Well, Bill, I've got some arguments sitting around about how the President actually has unlimited powers in times of crisis...Kristol: Is it the old...
I have very little to add to the just hues and cries of outrage after Bush's press conference. Kieran Healy nails the narrative. Ezra Klein overviews the deceit:So Bush's only justification for his program is speed. Fine. Which is why this can't be said enough: FISA allows for immediate...
Did you catch the President tonight? I cannot believe he did not specifically address the issue of domestic spying, though I realize it was the subject of Saturday's radio address. Before long, he may regret both yesterday's defiance and today's silence. We'll see.In any case, the President did...
More outrage from conservatives and liberals alike. Tony Arend rounds out some of the legal issues. It becomes more clear by the hour that Bush's actions were illegal, despite the spinning (and weaving, and dodging) of his defenders (hit tip: LGM).The current line of counterattack is twofold....
President Bush acknowledged this morning that he ordered illegal surveillance of US citizens.In a rare live radio address, Bush defended the practice as a "vital tool" in defending the United States against another such attack.The presidential order was first reported in The New York Times on...
So many things going on in the world right now that I'd like to comment on, but can only link to. On top of grading and writing it looks like my sister-in-law could be having her first child any minute now. With that in mind I thought I would recommend some reading this morning. Enjoy.Pelosi Hails...
Reuters:Say what?Did Bush say, in effect, "I'm to blame for the bad intelligence"? Is he taking the blame for using bad intelligence? I know he didn't take the blame for Iraq's enduring struggle against poor intel.Turns out, none of the above:"It is true that much of the intelligence turned out to...
Holiday preparation, grading and related work has seriously cut into the hard-hitting, serious analysis of international political events that I would like to do right now (and I suspect that goes for my fellow members as well as posting has have been a bit slow lately). So for the time being I am...
It appears Rob and I have much in common. From the Which Historic General Are You test (via Curzon at Coming Anarchy):You are...Julius CaesarYou scored 53 Wisdom, 73 Tactics, 59 Guts, and 45 Ruthlessness!Filed as: diversion
Chilling story in the Washington Post this morning on the lack of free speech in Afghanistan four years after the US invasion and toppling of the Taliban regime. What's so disturbing is that it's the type of story I expected to read before we brought down the Taliban.Additionally, Rodger has a...