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Intellectual openness/generosity -- from a professor at a major American...
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From the Marlboro Man to the Marijuana Wo/Man ...
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Balloons and WWI U.S. Propaganda
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Do you Inhale? Tobacco, Marijuana, Propaganda ...
FromOn the Social Ordersee also: "From the Marlboro Man to the Marijuana Wo/Man"Recently I have been reading quite a bit from someone named Edward Bernays. In 1928 he wrote a book called Propaganda.The...
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View ArticlePlease! No Propaganda for Sweden!
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View ArticleThe American word which is the big noise in the propaganda field is being...
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View ArticleWilson and propaganda: "entirely in my own hands"
Note for a Planned Article"Creel, Lippmann, and the Origins of American Public Diplomacy"FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1917–1972 PUBLIC DIPLOMACY, WORLD WAR I, DOCUMENT 3434. Letter From...
View ArticleWorld War I Propaganda Wars: War Department vs. Committee on Public Information
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View ArticlePoole's Plea: Continue the Work of the Committee on Public Information
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View Article"The Eighth Crusade" -- Pershing's Crusaders (U.S. WWI Propaganda Film)
http://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1917-72PubDip/appendix-11
View ArticleCreel vs. Lansing
Note for a Planned Article"Creel, Lippmann, and the Origins of American Public Diplomacy"FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1917–1972PUBLIC DIPLOMACY, WORLD WAR I, DOCUMENT 11. Editorial...
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Putin’s Surreal New Russia
Wall Street JournalBOOKSHELFPutin’s Surreal New RussiaMoscow looks a lot like the West: There are skinny jeans, wine bars and holidays abroad. But it’s all a fragile performance.By KAREN DAWISHADec. 8,...
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Englishman vs. Russian: business vs. interest "in it all"
Look at an Englishman when he has a newspaper in his hands. An English newspaper numbers on average 16 large format pages. The letters in it are tiny. You need a week to read it at all .... A Russian...
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Quotation from Chairman Kissinger -- Is he speaking in English?
A quotation from Doctor Henry Kissinger's new book (World Order) as reviewed by Niall Ferguson, "K of the Castle," The Times Literary Supplement (November 28, 2014), p. 4:The vitality of international...
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U.S. volunteerism: Which states do it best? Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus...
Natalie DiBlasio, USA TODAY(Photo: Tanya Breen, Asbury Park (N.J.) Press)Volunteerism is slightly down in the U.S, according to a new study that ranks states on their philanthropic efforts.This year,...
View ArticleMost-searched places on Google Maps in 2014: Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus...
Ben Abramson, USA TODAY 7:10 a.m. EST December 16, 2014As a travel editor and frequent traveler, I use Google Maps several times daily. Where is that beguiling beach town in Croatia I'm reading about?...
View ArticleCommon Core doesn’t make the grade: Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum?...
By Ed Feulner - - The Washington Times, Monday, December 15, 2014It’s one thing to experience “buyer’s remorse” when the product is something you can return easily, from new clothes to a set of...
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Two Cheers for the USG
One of my most enjoyable pastimes is to go jogging in Rock Creek Park (actually, when a neighbor saw me strolling along, he said, without a hint of irony, "enjoy your walk").In the Park -- the "largest...
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Multiracial Marriage on the Rise - Note for a Lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What...
From: brookings.eduWilliam H. FreyOne consequence of America’s diversity explosion is a rise in multiracial marriages. In 1960, before immigration levels to the United States started to rise,...
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