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Is the United States a ‘Racial Democracy’?: Notes for a lecture, "E Pluribus...
Is the United States a ‘Racial Democracy’?, New York TimesBy JASON STANLEY and VESLA WEAVERhttp://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/12/is-the-united-states-a-racial-democracy/The Stone is a forum...
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Does Jeff Bezos know what he got himself into?
Finding a new villian Hatred of a bullying media could save Christie.Washington Post (January 13, 2:31 pm); on Bezos, new owner of the Washington P[e]st, seeFor those puzzled by this entry, I am...
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Beware of the French ...
Tess VandenDolderStaff Writer, PoliticsInTheCapitalFrench Firm Acquires Famous DC Public Relations CompanyPublished: January 13th 2014, 11:25amRead More: Politics, Lobbying, Business, news, merger,...
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January 13 Public Diplomacy Review
“What I mean to say is that the best way to judge a culture is to see what kind of people are in the jails.” --Philosopher John Dewey; image fromVIDEOBehind the scenes at Propaganda Doughnuts: Check...
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Bret Stephens: Robert Gates's Dereliction of 'Duty'
Bret Stephens: Robert Gates's Dereliction of 'Duty'Serving as secretary of defense isn't really a duty. It's an honor that shouldn't be treated as a burden. Wall Street Journal...
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Need to know
Princess Sparkle Pony's Photo Bloghttp://sparklepony.blogspot.com/2014/01/language-virus-when-did-we-become-so.htmlLanguage Virus: When Did We Become So Needy?Do you know everything you need to know...
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40 more maps that explain the world
SeeAmong them: 29. The word for "bear" in European languages
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January 14 Public Diplomacy Review
"I was put off by the way the president closed the meeting. To his very closest advisers, he said, 'For the record, and for those of you writing your memoirs, I am not making any decisions about Israel...
View ArticleAnd now we have ... bicycle diplomacy ...
latimes.com/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus-column-kerry-diplomacy-20140115,0,3072143.columnlatimes.comOp-EdJohn Kerry's bicycle diplomacy in the Middle EastThe secretary of State is focusing on three...
View ArticleThe French are scandalized by a president's affair? How American!
latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-ra-french-scandalized-by-hollande-affair-20140114,0,2545258.storylatimes.comThe French are scandalized by a president's affair? How American!Robin Abcarian6:00 AM PST,...
View ArticleWhy there was an American century, public diplomacy not withstanding
http://vitaminl.tv/video/1911
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"Media That Moves Millions" -- a laudable report
REPORTMedia That Moves MillionsSocial media may be protesters' favorite weapon, but new research on Syria's revolution shows it can do as much harm as...
View ArticlePutting the “propaganda” in context
OPINION » COLUMN | JAN. 12Putting the “propaganda” in contextBY LUC COHEN, dailyprincetonian.com • EDITOR-IN-CHIEF • JANUARY 12, 2014In an interview last May, former University President Shirley...
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January 15-18 Public Diplomacy Review
"ARSO”--Acronym for State Department Assistant Security Officer; image from"HIPPA"--The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act first passed by Congress in 1996; image fromVIDEOSBBC's...
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Even Ph.D.s Who Got “Full Funding” Have Huge Amounts of Debt
Even Ph.D.s Who Got “Full Funding” Have Huge Amounts of Debt8.4k577148By Rebecca Schuman, Slate . Via LOS on...
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WWI: ‘The Greatest Catastrophe the World Has Seen’
‘The Greatest Catastrophe the World Has Seen’R.J.W. Evans, New York Review of Books http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2014/feb/06/greatest-catastrophe-world-has-seen/?insrc=hpssThe War That...
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Russians: Still the Go-To Bad Guys
SundayReview|DISPATCH New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/19/opinion/sunday/why-are-russians-still-the-go-to-bad-guys.html?hp&rref=opinionRussians: Still the Go-To Bad GuysBy STEVEN...
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Remapping the Territory: Notes for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps...
Remapping the Territory‘Our America,’ by Felipe Fernández-Armesto, New York Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/19/books/review/our-america-by-felipe-fernandez-armesto.htmlBy JULIO ORTEGAJAN. 17,...
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"Community"
I've always been amazed (or should I say amused) by the constant use of the word "community" in American English.The latest example of this I found today while preparing my Public Diplomacy Press and...
View ArticleThe Post’s View: Russia should grant a visa to David Satter ...
... maybe if he changed his name to Edward Snowden ...See:Russia should grant a visa to David Satter - Editorial, Washington Post: Russia is about to host the Winter Olympics, welcoming thousands of...
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