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Should Law School Last Two Years? 27 Aug 2013 | 05:31 pm
by Tracy R. Walsh Obama thinks it should: This is probably controversial to say, but what the heck, I’m in my second term so I can say it,” Obama said during a stop at the State University of New Yo...
Diversionary Dogs 27 Aug 2013 | 05:03 pm
by Tracy R. Walsh David Smith considers the political uses of the “first pet”: There is little doubt that dogs are politically useful. A half-serious study in the political science journal PS sugges...
Drawing Up Safe Districts 27 Aug 2013 | 04:41 pm
by Patrick Appel Bernstein explains why gerrymandering only has a small effect on the number of seats each party wins: In order for a party to win the maximum number of seats in a state, it’s necess...
The Best Of The Dish Today 27 Aug 2013 | 07:30 am
by Chris Bodenner Patrick added his two cents to an analysis of the escalating talk of intervention in Syria, which was further jolted by the hawkish speech delivered today by Kerry. A snapshot of th...
Poetry That’s Out Of This World 27 Aug 2013 | 05:42 am
by Jessie Roberts As part of its hiring process, NASA has asked aspiring astronauts to compose poetry: Among all the medical texts, rigorous background checks, qualifications requirements, and essay...
Arab Democracy’s First And Last Domino? 27 Aug 2013 | 05:08 am
by Brendan James With Egypt in pieces and Syria in the crosshairs, James Traub singles out Tunisia as the Arab Spring’s “last hope”: [W]hatever dangers Tunisia now faces, there is virtually no possi...
Why Do Chinese Tourists Have Such A Bad Rep? Ctd 27 Aug 2013 | 04:42 am
by Chris Bodenner A reader writes: I’m really enjoying the Chinese tourist anecdotes. I live in DC and have small children. I take advantage of the amazing tourist attractions here and often take my...
“Disruptive Innovation” 27 Aug 2013 | 04:22 am
by Matt Sitman That’s the catchphrase Judith Shulevitz nominates as the most pernicious cliché of our time, tracing it back to Clayton Christensen’s book, The Innovator’s Dilemma. She argues that its...
Face Of The Day 27 Aug 2013 | 04:02 am
by Chris Bodenner A captured wild male black rhino named Sero at Lewa Wildlife looks out from its crate at Lewa conservancy on August 26, 2013. Eleven of Lewa’s total 73 endangered black rhinos are b...
Slanting To The Right 27 Aug 2013 | 03:37 am
by Tracy R. Walsh Michael Brick finds that many conservatives have rallied around cursive instruction: The defense of cursive is not a strictly partisan issue … but the balance of enthusiasm does se...
