Are student-athletes better prepared to complete a college degree in a reasonable amount of time than the general student body? Given the stereotypes many people share about "jocks," this may seem like a startling question. Yet, the NCAA released evidence this week...
The Economist reports on advances in non-lethal weaponry, emphasizing the latest line of research into electro-magnetic weapons: BULLETS and bombs are so 20th-century. The wars of the 21st will be...
My second option for a title was: 'How to teach masculinities by looking at pictures of handsome men.' (Note: this photo was sent to me as a humor-gift from one of my students...I didn't do it...
Although the majority of the offerings in the European Consortium on Political Research's inaugural Winter School in Methods and Techniques (to be held in Cyprus in February 2012) are pretty firmly...
The Canard"All the fake news that's fit to print"--Seattle The American Political Science Association is abuzz with talk about a breakout book by an up and coming star in international relations theory, Patrick T. Jackson. While Jackson had previously had strong indie credentials established through gritty work on the strategic construction of the notion of Western civilization by the United States after WWII, The Conduct of Inquiry in International Relations looks to give Jackson the broader notoriety in the field that many have long thought he deserved. The book blurb proposes that it...
That's right, coming soon to a campus near you. (Or if not, click here to arrange your own screening.)PHD Movie Trailer from PHD Comics on Vimeo.
For all you fans of 'Dictator Survivor: Africa,' the forthcoming episode is sure to be the most dramatic one yet. Before this year, fans had gotten tired of some of the story lines and characters (I mean it seems obvious that Mugabe will win, so why bother watching right?), but this last season the international community producers have really intervened to make things more interesting. Forget about Charles Tayor. Sure he was considered at one time to be the front runner in the dictatorship survival race- from the beginning he was named one of the Top Ten African Dictators of all time (no,...