by Brian Rathbun | 9 Aug 2011 |
Babbler! Who guessed C. A is Joel Osteen, purveyor of the prosperity gospel -- God wants you to make money. He seems like a nice enough chap, not mean-spirited, but as a former Catholic, I still have a good deal of alms for the poor in me. I don't like conspicuous consumption; it seems sinful. But it is a perfect mix for social conservatives who don't want to be taxed! B is Billy Graham from the 1970s. Everyone knows Billy Graham. C is Rick...
by Josh Busby | 8 Aug 2011 |
In this third post about the Horn of Africa and the ongoing famine, I thought I'd address what should be done, which seems appropriate given the visit today to the region by a team of U.S. officials, including Jill Biden (wife of the vice president), USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, among others. My first two posts assessed (part 1) whether or not climate change could be implicated in the current drought (uncertain) and (part 2) the relative...
by Megan MacKenzie | 8 Aug 2011 |
Naomi Wolf recently posted a blog on Al Jazeera entitled "America's Reactionary Feminists: what do Palin and Bachmann have that make them so appealing to the American public?" I don't doubt that this is an interesting question. Unfortunately, I was disappointed with the confusing and simplistic answer Wolf provided- particularly the discussion around right wing feminism. It may be worth taking a step back to ask why female politicians who do...
by Brian Rathbun | 7 Aug 2011 |
Can you identify which of these prayers was offered by Texas Governor Rick Perry in his prayer rally in Texas today? Yes, the Rick Perry who might run for President. The politician who, if he did run, it would be his nomination to lose. And which are those of prominent televangelists? Bet you can't! Please respond below in the comments section with your guess, and I'll report the results soon. No cheating! Wouldn't it be fun to have a preacher...
by Brian Rathbun | 5 Aug 2011 |
NEEEEEERRRRRRRRDS!I am concerned that readers of the Duck are getting the wrong impression about the contributors to the site. I for one was never a nerd. Anyone who knows me will know of my athletic prowess, having piloted my high school football team to the state championship in my freshman year. This academic thing was my back up after I blew out my knee my junior year. Standing at 6'5" with a rocket for an arm, I was a certain top draft...
by Charli Carpenter | 5 Aug 2011 |
Funny 8-bit video-game style Game of Thrones Season 1 recap via College Humor. H/T YouBentMyWookie. Warning: spoilers and crudity.
by Dan Nexon | 5 Aug 2011 |
In the nearly three years since the worst global economic crisis in the post-war era, how many articles have appeared in International Relations "flagship" journal, International Organization, with direct relevance to the pressing IPE questions of our time? And no, a review essay on how the financial crisis suggests different directions in the study of financial regulations doesn't count.
by Patrick Porter | 4 Aug 2011 | Featured
Can any readers here at the Duck direct me to the exact quote of Dean Acheson (I believe it was), who said something along the lines of 'nine tenths of foreign policy is managing the domestic ability to have a foreign policy' or something like that. It was his argument that domestic politics and coalition-building was paramount.Thanks!
by Jon Western | 4 Aug 2011 |
It can't be good... when the Guardian is issuing an appeal for more of these....
by Josh Busby | 4 Aug 2011 |
Here is part II of my post on the famine in Somalia and East Africa. Since I blogged two days ago, FEWS NET has extended the geographic range at risk of famine (based on nutrition levels and rates of mortality) to more parts of Somalia including the agropastoral areas of Balcad and Cadale districts of Middle Shabelle, the Afgoye corridor IDP settlement, and the Mogadishu IDP community.FEWS NET AUGUST 2011In my last post, I discussed what role...
by Patrick Thaddeus Jackson | 2 Aug 2011 |
Ah, life -- you get in the way of important things, like finishing a reply to an online symposium on my book that was started way back in January of this year at The Disorder Of Things. Part One of my reply is here; Part Two is here. At long last, Part Three is below the fold.III. don't cross the streams, but do talk about doing soIn a 2006 article entitled "Public Knowledge and the Difficulties of Democracy," Philip Kitcher suggests that we...
by Brian Rathbun | 2 Aug 2011 |
One should not blog in anger. In an effort to make my points, I think I overstated my case and offended some people, which I did not intend to do. Wait. Isn't that what blogging is all about? Maybe I did intend to do that.Seriously, if I were to amend this, I would make a number of changes.First, it is not that second-hand sources are bad and inherently inferior to primary sources. They are absolutely necessary. There is a bit of a division of...