Empowering Words: Notes for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the...
Empowering Words [Review of ‘Our Declaration,’ by Danielle Allen]By STEVEN B. SMITH, New York Times“I have never had a feeling politically,” Abraham Lincoln declared in Philadelphia on his way to the...
View ArticleIndependence Day 2014. America, divisible: Notes for a lecture, "E Pluribus...
No permanent victories against racism, COLBERT I. KING, July 4, Washington PostThey came from all over the country: Colorado Springs; Granada Hills, Calif.; Groton, Conn; Chicago; Philadelphia; and...
View ArticleThe CIA’s ‘Zhivago’
From New York Review of BooksThe CIA’s ‘Zhivago’Michael Scammell JULY 10, 2014 ISSUEThe Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle Over a Forbidden Bookby Peter Finn and Petra CouvéePantheon,...
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July 6 Public Diplomacy Review
“what century is it outside?” --Russian poet Boris Pasternak; Pasternak image fromPRESENTATIONAmbassador Robert Gosende: Presentation in Warsaw on "The Conduct of Foreign Relations in the Digital Age"...
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Французский философ Мишель Ельчанинофф: Философские корни путинской идеологии
Via IK on Facebook; from (where there is access to English translation)Французский философ Мишель Ельчанинофф: Философские корни путинской идеологииМишель Ельчаниноффphilomag.comГелия ПевзнерМишель...
View ArticleWindow on Eurasia: Rostov Journalist Outlines Five Scenarios for Ukraine’s...
Tuesday, July 1, 2014Window on Eurasia: Rostov Journalist Outlines Five Scenarios for Ukraine’s DisintegrationPaul GobleStaunton, July 1 – In the wake of the Crimean Anschluss, many Russians have...
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July 7 Public Diplomacy Review
"Dudes, we’re on our own. #independence #totallyrad #stickitkinggeorge"--A Twitter version of the Declaration of Independence; image fromVIDEOThe Devil With Hitler (1942) PT. 1 - YouTube [see also...
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Hope you enjoy your golf trip to China, Mr. Secretary ...
AMERICANAMaybe there’s a new dress code?U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus at the arrival of the Secretary's visit to this country. From DiploPundit
View ArticleDebate on US intervention in WWI
If the U.S. Had Not Entered World War I, Would There Have Been a World War II? Why Woodrow Wilson should never have intervened in EuropeBy Michael Kazin, New Republic This is the first entry in a...
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July 9 Public Diplomacy Review
“We go to Europe to be Americanized.” ―Ralph Waldo Emerson; image fromPUBLIC DIPLOMACYDepartment of State Public Schedule, July 9, 2014 - posted at rockycoastnews.blogspot.com: "UNDER SECRETARY FOR...
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Россотрудничество разработало доктрину "мягкой силы"
From Kommerstant; via JDОбраз России получит гуманитарную помощьРоссотрудничество разработало доктрину "мягкой силы"10.07.2014, 00:00Как стало известно "Ъ", МИД РФ и Россотрудничество планируют до...
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Why Don’t the Unemployed Get Off Their Couches? - Notes for a lecture: "E...
From Peter Van Buren, We Meant WellWhy Don’t the Unemployed Get Off Their Couches?July 10, 2014 // 1 CommentTags: gini, piketty, recession, Target, WalmartPosted in: #99Percent, * Most Popular,...
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July 10 Public Diplomacy Review
"The United States continues to operate ... because a ... Senate confirmation process has left us without permanent ambassadors in 40 countries."--Secretary of State John Kerry; image fromPUBLIC...
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July 11 Public Diplomacy Review
"[T]he American who achieved the most fame in 19th-century Paris was not an author or an artist but Napoleon III's dentist, Thomas W. Evans, formerly of Philadelphia."--Author Lauren Elkin; top image...
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U.S. Census looking at big changes in how it asks about race and ethnicity:...
Via FW on FacebookMARCH 14, 2014U.S. Census looking at big changes in how it asks about race and ethnicityBY JENS MANUEL KROGSTAD AND D’VERA COHN37 COMMENTS FromExperimental question combines race and...
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Главный герой политического анекдота
From; via ML on FacebookНАУКА→НАУКА И ВЛАСТЬГлавный герой политического анекдотаАнекдоты о Владимире Путине как объект научного исследования: лекция доцента РГГУ Александры АрхиповойНаписать...
View ArticleWinning Hearts and Minds: Is Napalm Better than Public Diplomacy?
Vietnam’s Overdue Alliance With AmericaBy TUONG LAI JULY 11, 2014, New York TimesHO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — OURS is a small country. We Vietnamese cannot and must not entrust our future to anyone, but...
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Как американские пасторы влияют на российскую Думу
FromЗа спиной Мизулиной. Как американские пасторы влияют на российскую ДумуНаталия ТелегинаХанна ЛевинтоваЕлена Мизулина. Фото: ИТАР-ТАСС./ Михаил ДжапаридзеВ России уже привыкли к тому, что самые...
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Быть историком в современной России: вызовы общества и ответы ученых
FromБыть историком в современной России: вызовы общества и ответы ученыхИван Иванович КуриллаМы публикуем стенограмму и видеозапись лекции, с которой выступил Иван Иванович Курилла, доктор исторических...
View ArticleAn important posting on social media and public diplomacy: "Inauthenticity...
Inauthenticity and the Tweet Tweet of Digital DiplomacyRobert Albro, CPD Blog Jul 11, 2014Most often associated with Alec Ross’s stint at the State Department as Senior Advisor for Innovation,...
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