All: Those interested in philosophical criticisms of social science (those who are not should be; normative statement) should consult the review symposium in...
According to the Wall Street Journal, hundreds of corporate CEOs made $millions by exploiting the 9/11 attacks. (WSJ July 15, 2006) For example: * When the...
Some of the most refreshing and insightful criticisms of the Bush Administration are coming from the intellectual Right. An increasing number of conservatives...
"The only possible basis for understanding this world is to oppose it; and such opposition will be neither genuine nor realistic unless it contests the...
Do not let the spectacle of terror distract you from comprehending the terror of the Spectacle. "Control is secured as much by amusements as by serious things"...
Hello, Please see the announcement below. Feinberg is a ranking member of Worker's World Party and managing editor of Workers World newspaper. Author of Drag...
When the mainstream media are not clamoring for war with Iran, they usually stick to more substantive stories, such as Jonbenet, Brad and Angelina, runaway...
Hi all. We are in the process of seeing what the grad students think of comps, especially the American comp (I know, they're a b%&%tch). What do you like or...
..and to add a kaballistic twist, since in hebrew Brazil has the same letters as a word meaning "metal" (BaRZeL), this is kinda doors you'll soon be living...
Hi, everyone. Some of you may already be aware of this, but I just found out that the Office of Teaching and Learning holds lots of free workshops on various...
"We seem bent upon saving the Vietnamese from Ho Chi Minh, even if we have to kill them and demolish their country to do it....I do not intend to remain silent...
Yes sir. The Red Army Faction has always been my favorite liberation organization (no offense to the PLO, Red Bridgade, Weather Underground, Black Panthers,...
Oh, look the Michigan places our friend Zizek has visited not too long ago: http://zizekstudies.org/index.php/ijzs/article/view/7/36 ... Yes sir. The Red Army...
Regarding Hiroshima and Nagasaki: * The War Dept's 1946 US Strategic Bombing Survey conclude Japan was on the verge of surrender and an American invasion was...
All: It was brought to my attention that Amazon.com sells dogfighting and other animal fighting publications/dvds through its site. I will no longer order...
Does anyone have an international study guide? I have the reading lists. The american one was quite helpful. Thank you. Also, any advice for the research...
I think i have one i can send you. Best, JB ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Park yourself in front of...
Hi, I am going to take a preliminary oral exam for American Government. Should I approach this more like I would approach a comprehensive exam? I'm not sure....
Gino: I definitely would not approach preliminary orals like I would a comp exam. Those are two different animals and they are judged completely differently....
Don't worry too much about it. It's designed to check what you know. It is not like a comp where you are expected to know everything. I haven't heard of anyone...
Thanks for the encouragement. I feel much better about this exam. Gino ____________________________________________________________________________________ ...
Hey, folks. Here's another piece of advice about prelims. The "panel" of profs that will be questioning you is made up of 3 members - one from each of your...
I need to correct my previous post. Previously, I suggested that no one had ever failed preliminary oral exams. While I still think that the overwhelming...
There is a special PSGSO meeting scheduled for Fraday, September 14th from 3-4 pm in the political science library. The sole agenda items for this meeting are...
