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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was ‘black’ in Russia. Is he white in America? Note for a...
How the jury perceives his race may well change his sentence.By Eliot Borenstein January 8, Washington PostEliot Borenstein is Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies at NYU and editor of the All the...
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RT television: An e-mail exchange with Mrs. Yelena Osipova-Stocker, Ph.D....
Below an informal e-mail exchange with Mrs. Yelena Osipova-Stocker regarding RT, the Russian government-funded television program. (Mrs. Osipova-Stocker kindly authorized that these shared thoughts be...
View ArticleThe States of Our Union ... Are Not All Strong -- Our second annual ranking:...
Margaret Slattery, politico.comvia DV on Facebook"Last year, Politico Magazine heralded President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address with an appraisal of the state of the states of the union,...
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Digital warfare vs. the acquisition of empathy
Digital Warfare Tops List of Public Diplomacy Developments in 2014: Given the explosion of digital warfare, the U.S. must revitalize its long-neglected...DAILYSIGNAL.COMJB Comment: Public Diplomacy has...
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Map: 16 states have more people in prisons and jails than college housing:...
via PM on Facebook. From vox.comIn 16 states, there are more people in prisons and jails than college housing.This map by MetricMaps shows which states (blue) have more people in college housing and...
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If you've got a Ph.D. in the humanities and looking for a job on campus,...
John BrownJanuary 21 at 9:29am · "More than 100 college campuses with sworn-in police departments participated in the Pentagon’s 1033 program that distributes surplus military weapons to law...
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"I won both of them" -- Obama oratory at its all-American best
John Brown33 mins · Edited ·Barack Obama's oratory was hyped no end when he became a presidential hopeful. But, to echo previously spoken words, "Barack, you're no Martin Luther King." Barry,...
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Making the effortful seem effortless: Overly frivolous advice to aspiring...
John BrownYesterday at 9:31am ·"The writer does not argue for the truth but merely presents it, expecting the reader to be co-operative, to try to understand. Of course, it is a pretense -- making the...
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"National Character" and national characters ...
John Brown1 hr · Edited ·Definitely worth a look if one is interested in the Russian "mentality" -- if there is such a thing, in our increasingly globalized world, as a "national "mentality" -- or even...
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From American Diplomacy (January 2015)Ruling Russia: Authoritarianism from the Revolution to PutinReview by Dr. John H. BrownWilliam Zimmerman, Ruling Russia: Authoritarianism from the Revolution to...
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This Map Reveals Just How Unequal The So-Called Recovery Is: Note for a...
The Huffington Post | By Emily CohnIn his State of the Union address last week, President Barack Obama cheered rising wages. What he didn't mention is that much of the income gained since the recession...
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Here's What America Would Be Like If The Nazis And Japanese Had Won WWII:...
From by Gus LubinAmazon Studios likely has another hit with "The Man In The High Castle," one of many pilots being screened to Prime members. The show is smart, fun, and polished, and it currently...
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Надувной «Левиафан» - a thought-provoking review of the controversial Russian...
Even if one disagrees with it, this below piece is worth reading on a film that has produced quite a lot of controversy - JB comment.The most memorable comment, in my view, of the review is: "Левиафан"...
View ArticleA bit of video humor - if that is still possible in these tragic times -- on...
Back in the USSRMeanwhile, John Lennon got shot in the USA.
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The 10 Most Important Maps in U.S. History: Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus...
From Mental FlossMichael Blandingfiled under: History, MapsIMAGE CREDIT: ISTOCKMichael Blanding is the author of The Map Thief: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions...
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A Reason why Putin and Hawaii-born Obama Can't Seem to Get Along? :)
"Everything in Hawaii was totally alien to the Russians, from the local cuisine to the tropical weather. "From the below article: ***For a group of Siberians, Hawaii was far from a tropical paradise -...
View ArticleThe Annexation of Hawaii: Note for a Lecture, "E PLuribus Unum? What Keeps...
From; see also.The Annexation of HawaiiDigital History ID 3159After a century of American rule, many native Hawaiians remain bitter about how the United States acquired the islands, located 2,500 miles...
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The Beginnings of State Department Exchanges: Were the Afghans first?
From a Facebook CommentJohn Brown3 mins ·Note: In the fascinating below timeline on State Dept. Exchanges recently produced by the Department...
View ArticleThe Genesis of American Public Diplomacy: Creel vs. Lippmann -- a Facebook entry
Saturday, January 31, 2015The Genesis of American Public Diplomacy: Creel vs. Lippmann -- a Facebook entryJohn Brown: As a Wilson Center Kennan Institute "grad" in the late 70s while a researcher...
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Book review: ‘Embattled Rebel’ Jefferson Davis, by James M. McPherson -- Note...
Book review: ‘Embattled Rebel’ Jefferson Davis, by James M. McPhersonBy Jonathan Yardley October 3, 2014, Washington PostDuring the four years of the Civil War, it probably was a tossup as to which of...
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