Seeing like a state: Introduction - 1 views
Reforms at Risk: What Happens After Major Policy Changes Are Enacted - 1 views
On October 22, 1986, lawmakers from both parties gathered on the South Lawn of the White House and applauded as President Ronald Reagan signed into law the most comprehensive revision of the federa...
Using the Science of Persuasion in the Courtroom. The Jury Expert. - 1 views
Once again here is proof that we as humans are much more emotional than logical. Even in the courtroom where everything should be decided based completely on the logical aspect this doesn't happen....
Seeing Like a State - 1 views
I found it very interesting that this author argues that capitalism is just as much an agency for homogenization as the state would be. Obviously I have some major problems for this since the very ...
Jay-Z vs the Game: Lessons for the American Primacy Debate - 1 views
I think this analogy of Jay-Z and The Game can be applied not only to the United States of America but to Barack Obama. As the first African American president Barack Obama has had to endure so muc...
The Social Construction of Target Populations. American Political Science Review. - 1 views
After reading this I believe that almost every policy can be passed as long as it is presented to the correct group. In order to be presented to the correct group however the people must be placed ...
A Campaign Map, Morphed by Money - 0 views
Only certain states matter to super pacs and special interest groups. I can see why they matter and why so much money goes into them. These states are the states that basically determine the winner...
Terrorism and the Posibility of Memes: TED Talk - 0 views
I think that we are all afraid of terrorism and the things around us. However we have to realize that no matter how hard we try there will always be danger around us. There will always be things th...
Sample Chapter for Fung, A.: Empowered Participation: Reinventing Urban Democracy. - 0 views
"Changing a name, of course, cannot itself raise test scores, make classes more orderly, build classrooms, or increase children's readiness for middle and high school." I agree. Kids do not pay at...
President Obama's Executive Power Grab - 3 views
Data & Design: How-to's Note 5 - 0 views
While the information being presented is important, sometimes the way information is presented is more important. Not only that but when information is presented it is always important to remember ...
Patternicity: Finding Meaningful Patterns in Meaningless Noise - 0 views
Yes, it is true, we are very bad at predicting statistics and that is why we believe things that aren't true and also don't want to believe things that are true. I think there is another reason to ...
Hans Rosling: TED Talk - 1 views
Economic growth drives the growth of a country. However "money is not important" were the words of Rosling. When we all think of economic growth we all immediately begin thinking about money. But, ...
The Cult of Irrelevance - 0 views
After reading the entire article I believe that the last sentence in the article is perhaps the most important. This make the clear point that people no longer care about what political scientist h...
The Secrets of Storytelling - 0 views
This article makes a clear point which lead me to think of the success of movies. Most movies we see try to mirror real life but in reality can never really happen. Maybe the reason why we are attr...
Moral Psychology (TED Talk) - 1 views
I believe the TED Talk was a lot more specific and get able to get the point across better than the article. I believe this is because the 5 foundations were explained better. I agree that in order...
What make people vote republican - 1 views
According to the article their are two different sets of morals. One which relies mainly on reason, which would be considered the liberal side, and one that relies mainly on emotions, which would b...
THE POLITICAL BRAIN The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation - 1 views
"Both men, as challengers, associated themselves with hope." This is what helped Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan win the presidency. Right away when I read that it reminded me of our current preside...
How framing influences citizens - 0 views
I think this interview makes a very important point. Most us know about politics but are not 100% correctly informed. We don't always look for the facts, instead we look for the newspaper or news p...