How to Avoid Writing Papers for Class

Jamelle Bouie writes:
The “culture war” – when boiled down to its essentials – is really just another variation on the traditional tension between the cities and the country side.  And as such it has been a factor in American politics since the beginning.  We see variations on theme all throughout American history: in the 1800 presidential [...]

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Are American Voters Stupid?

Rick Shenkman — an associate professor of history at George Mason — thinks American voters are pretty stupid. Just to be sure you get the point, he has — along with the previously linked Washington Post op-ed — a website and book (titled straightforwardly enough: Just How Stupid Are We?: Facing the Truth About the [...]

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