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Death by anachronism.
In an election year in which Barack Obama and countless progressive, long-shot candidates proved that a tight organization and an extensive, effective ground game can overcome ideological opposition and the inertia of incumbancy, these mother fuckers lost us California.Moneyquote from Julie Davis, the former Northern California No on 8 Campaign ( Read more... ) -
Thesis update
So in some ways, I'm on excellent footing: I have a solid research question, a good research design, and a sizable (but not unmanagable) body of literature to work with ( Read more... ) -
I'm sorry, no.
Thomas Friedman:
And so it came to pass that on Nov. 4, 2008, shortly after 11 p.m. Eastern time, the American Civil War ended, as a black man - Barack Hussein Obama - won enough electoral votes to become president of the United States.
A typical narrative of this campaign was whether Obama could overcome the Bradley effect, assassination ( Read more... ) -
That's why tonight belongs to you.
But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope. For when we have faced down impossible odds; when we’ve been told that we’re not ready, or that we shouldn’t try, or that we can’t, generations of Americans have responded with a simple creed that sums up the spirit of a people ( Read more... ) -
Small, effective, energetic.
My former boss makes my former employer sound like some kind of super-rodent, who saves people from nuclear weapons and Dr. No and runaway freight trucks and other evil things while operating on a shoestring budget.
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Last night, my thesis clicked.
Per that, anyone want to teach me critical realist social theory? No takers?
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