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Flick of the Skirt: A Feminist Challenge to IR’s Coherent Narrative
ips.oxfordjournals.orgimage fromJB: Another find in my research efforts to identify the use (misuse?) of the word "narrative" in inside-the-beltway (add "academic") parlance (btw, the below suggests...
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Reflections on the American Devolution
image fromReflections on the American Devolution -- the so-called prez "election."1. Who won the election? The Electoral College (what the f---k) is that? ...2. Who cares about the erection? Viagra....
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If “Did Not Vote” Had Been A Candidate In The 2016 US Presidential Election,...
brilliantmaps.com; via NC on FacebookMap created by reddit user Taillesskangaru using 270 To Win The map above shows what the 2016 US Presidential Election results would have been if votes not cast for...
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soft power and the male organ ...
image fromAfter reading the below line from the Washington Pest's Father Ignatius, in an article on still-going-through-puberty inside-the-beltway high-fallutin' ragazzi pundits of a certain age, Our...
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soft power and the male organ ...
image fromAfter reading the below line from the Washington Pest's Father Ignatius, in an article on still-going-through-puberty inside-the-beltway high-fallutin' ragazzi pundits of a certain age, Our...
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Technicolor Food Photos from Original Soviet Cookbooks
assets.atlasobscura.com; via GG on FacebookKefir, a fermented milk drink from the Caucasus Mountains and one of the staples of a Soviet diet. The accompanying recipe in the CCCP Cookbook is for Dovga...
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Umberto Eco: Letter to My Grandson: "Learn to Memorize"
wordeffects.comvia SM on Facebook;Umberto Eco was a prolific Italian writer and semiologist, probably best known in the US for his novel, The Name of the Rose, later made into a film starring Sean...
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Expendable America - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the...
Charles Simic, New York Review of Books Harlan County, Cumberland, Kentucky, 2015; image from article Donald Trump “may not be good for America, but he’s damn good for CBS.” —Les Moonves,...
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The End of Identity Liberalism - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum?...
By MARK LILLA NOV. 18, 2016, New York Timesimage from articleIt is a truism that America has become a more diverse country. It is also a beautifulthing to watch. Visitors from other countries,...
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Trump voters: it’s not me, it’s you - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus...
Garrison Keillor, November 21 at 11:58 AM, Washington PostImage from article, with caption: A supporter of President-elect Donald Trump shouts at Trump protesters near Trump Tower in New York on Nov....
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What Liberal Academics Don’t Get - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum?...
Via MT on FacebookJB note: Re the below thoughtful Merullo piece, my only comment is that having doubts about Trump's policies/character does not necessarily mean a snobby/snarky dismissal of all those...
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Immigration Reaches Critical Mass - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum?...
America is not an ethno-state. That this needs restating is a sign of the times.Image from article: Candidates for U.S. citizenship take the oath of allegiance at the Justice Department in Washington,...
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Trump’s Neo-Nationalists - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What...
‘America first’ is not a policy or a motto. It’s an implicit accusation of disloyalty.image from article: Stephen Bannon at Trump Tower, Aug. 20. PHOTO: REUTERSBy BRET STEPHENS, Wall Street JournalNov....
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Who'll Save the Republic? King Trump! - A Modest Proposal
image fromForget about The Don being President of the United States. All USA citizens would all be better off if Trump were coronated King, His Majesty Donald the First (or maybe the Fist):--Like a...
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Who'll Save the Republic? King Trump! - A Modest Proposal
image fromForget about The Don being President of the United States. All USA citizens would all be better off if Trump were coronated King, His Majesty Donald the First (or maybe the Fist):--Like a...
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Secessionists formally launch quest for California's independence - Note for...
Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Timesimage fromSupporters of a plan for California to secede from the union took their first formal step Monday morning, submitting a proposed ballot measure to the state...
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Cultural Diplomacy and Trump Education Secretary nominee DeVos
DeVos image fromFrom Wikipedia; see below on Michael KaiserDeVos was appointed by President George W. Bush to the board of directors of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 2004, and served...
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President-Elect Trump’s Thanksgiving Message to the Nation - Note for a...
Posted by William A. Jacobson, legalinsurrection.comTurkey image fromPresident-Elect Donald Trump released a video message for Thanksgiving, vowing to heal the wounds of the campaign and for the nation...
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Praised Books on Russia (2016)
image fromBooks pertaining to Russia cited in "Books of the Year 2016" (The Times Literary Supplement)RACHEL POLONSKY“In July and August 1914, fewer than fifty individuals . . . made the decisions that...
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Russian colonization of the Americas
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Battle of Sitka (1804) played a pivotal role in the history of the Tlingit people and the formation of Russian Alaska. The site of the battle now forms Sitka...
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