Bastille Day 2012

It's the national holiday of France, today, remembering the launch of the French Revolution. And see Ann Coulter, " On Bastille Da...

Would Iran Nuclear Balancing Mean Stability in the Middle East?

I mentioned  that I would update on Kenneth Waltz and Iranian nuclear proliferation when I'd read his full Foreign Affairs piece in hard...

Uri Friedman's 'American Exceptionalism' Neglects Mention of Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis

It's a good essay (and it looks especially good in the glossy format at hard copy of the magazine). See: " 'American Exceptiona...

Members of Law-School Class of 2011 Had Little Better Than 50-50 Shot of Landing a Job

But if you graduated from one of the   top   14 law schools you were sitting pretty. See the Wall Street Journal, " Law Grads Face Brut...

Prediction in Political Science is Doomed to Fail

If you study political science, and especially the more fundamental philosophies of social science that underlie professional political scie...

A Nuclear-Armed Iran May Be the Best Path to Stability to the Middle East

According to the eminent political scientist Kenneth Waltz, at USA Today, " Iranian nukes? No worries ": The past several months h...

The Growing Partisan Divide in American Politics

I mentioned Alan Abramowitz's The Polarized Public a few weeks back. I'm reminded of Abramowitz as we keep seeing more commentators...

So That's Why Forbes' Erik Kain Quit Politics and Started Geek Blogging...

That is, besides already being a buttfreak pissant geek. See William Jacobson, " Worst and Best Wisconsin Recall Predictions ": Wo...