I was pondering the usefulness of books in the digital world of today and it occurred to me that the future of books should be some combination of traditional books and modern websites.  There should be multimedia presentations, photos, videos, animations, all along with traditional text.  While my mind is still contemplating just how this [...]

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The global response to the uprising in Libya has varied drastically from one country and region to the next. While some have argued that the United States (US) has not done enough to support the Libyan people, the US has taken the leas among other state actors. The United Nations (UN), North Atlantic Treaty Organization [...]

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After a conversation I had earlier this evening, I became curious about the salience of the Greek debt crisis in Europe and around the world.  So, I used everyone’s favorite quick research tool, Google.  In this case I took a look at Google Insights for Search which is commonly used in the blogging community to [...]

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I’m putting together a paper for my Varieties of Welfare Capitalism class and I’ve chosen to look at how federalism and decentralized governance effect welfare state retrenchment. The paper is supposed to be 4,000 words and I have these five pictures to include, which one should I drop?

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Image via Wikipedia EU integration theories is the topic of one of the classes for my TransAtlantic Masters Program at UNC.  If you’re interested, the course is titled “European Integration: Theories, Institutions and Decision-Making Processes” and it is taught by professor Christiane Lemke (more info).  This lead me to write a comparative essay on federalist [...]

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